- Staff Writer | January 29, 2007 9:24 PM |
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MiscellaneousLooks like we have another example of data protection gone amiss. The City of Chicago Elections Board faces charges that it disclosed social security numbers and other confidential information belonging to over 1.3 million voters in late 2003 and 2004 when it distributed CD-ROM disks containing this confidential data to alderman and other members of local wards. In Chicago, election candidates...
- Staff Writer | January 25, 2007 4:25 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to an article in today's on-line publication Computerworld, the Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA) reports that identity thieves have been using stolen confidential credit and debit card information stolen by hackers who breached computer systems at The TJX Companies sometime in May of 2006. According to the MBA, compromised cards have so far been used to make fraudulent...
- Staff Writer | January 21, 2007 8:24 AM |
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MiscellaneousEven more details are beginning to emerge about the theft of data on computer systems belonging to TJX Companies, the parent company of TJMaxx and Marshalls stores. Unfortunately it appears that thieves are actually using information they stole from the TJX Company computers. The on-line publication Computerworld described the data security breach as follows:The scope of the security breach...
- Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 4:18 PM |
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MiscellaneousSince posting the message about thieves who accessed customer data on computers storing Marshalls and TJMaxx customer data, I have learned more about what happened and the company's response. According to a company press release concerning the data theft, • Portions of the information stored in the affected part of TJX's network regarding credit and debit card sales transactions in TJX's...
- Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 9:49 AM |
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MiscellaneousApparently late last year, hackers compromised and stole data from computer systems storing credit card and other confidential information belonging to customers of TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores. If you have been a customer of either of these stores, you may become the next victim of identity theft. The company chairman and acting CEO disclosed the security breach in a message to customers...
- Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe New York Times published an editorial on January 16, 2007 suggesting that pro-business tort reform initiatives are succeeding throughout the judicial system, the federal government and in state legislatures across the country. The editorial suggests that public relations campaigns are painting the picture that almost all litigation against business is frivolous and that consumers do not...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 3:03 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis morning a CSX company train hauling hazardous materials derailed and exploded causing street closures, home evacuations and general problems within an eighteen mile radius of the derailment. Originally the trains were thought to be hauling liquid propane gas. However, the chemical fire actually resulted from ignition of cyclohexane, the chemical stored in the derailed train cars. Many...
- Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 12:15 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsShopping for a new car and want to compare details about past vehicle warranty-related problems before making your final buying decision? Do you want to look at available accident-related safety reports and determine which make and model of vehicle performed safest? Well according to a recent article in the San Fransisco Chronicle, a new proposal from the National Highway Safety Administration...
- Staff Writer | January 09, 2007 12:26 PM |
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MiscellaneousOn Sunday, January 7, 2007, Linda Valdez, a columnist from the Arizona Republic urged the legislature to pass a bill allowing people to "put a freeze on their credit reports" as a way to minimize risk of identity theft. According to the Republic columnist, a credit freeze means that no one can access your credit information without your express permission. Consequently, no one can get a loan...
- Staff Writer | January 06, 2007 9:28 AM |
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MiscellaneousI just read today in the Arizona Republic that Scottsdale based Taser International plans on introducing a new consumer stun gun at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. With its perfect record thus far on product liability litigation lawsuits against it relating to its law enforcement stun gun product, I am not surprised to see this company branching out into the consumer...
- Staff Writer | January 02, 2007 9:14 AM |
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MiscellaneousAs we have just entered 2007, I wanted to extend a sincere greetings to one and all for a happy and healthy new year! In this new year, I resolve to continue to discuss tort reform and its implications on consumers' ability to recover for real wrong-doing, force accountability, and make products and services safer. I hope to present the facts in a fairly objective way. Last year was not a...