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Privacy MakeOver—Now Available Direct!

Privacy MakeOver is the first do-it-yourself guide to privacy best practices and privacy compliance for small enterprises such as businesses, not-for-profits, schools, local government and their management staff.

Privacy MakeOver (hardcopy or e-book) and a privacy compliance documentation kit are now available at substantial discounts through the publisher's e-store.The book is also available through Amazon.com and other major booksellers.

Red Flags Compliance Date Extended

Today the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will delay enforcement of the Red Flags Rule for six months to provide entities of all types additional time to come into compliance. The FTC's decision to delay enforcement only applies to those entities regulated by the Federal Trade Commission. Those entities regulated by banking and credit union federal agencies must still comply by November 1, 2008 unless specified differently by the other regulatory agencies.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 January 2009 01:14
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Great Guidelines, February 6, 2009

By Wendy L. Last

Joe Campana has done an excellent job of writing a book that every small business needs to access. It is easy to read through and is extremely user friendly. The legal jargon that surrounds the business aspects of "identity theft" are outlined and explained in "layman's" terms. The explanations, check lists, and key points are arranged in a way to be the only really helpful source of printed information I have found regarding the subjects of, "safe harbor", "sensitive information", and "appropriate legal steps'

Department of Education Issues Recommendations

The U.S. Department of Education recently published suggestions on how educational agencies and institutions should safeguard personally identifiable information to protect privacy and combat the threat of identity theft. The suggestions are rooted in privacy best practices. A more extensive overview of the Privacy Best Practices and Privacy Compliance Safeguards Recommended by the Department of Education is available at www.JCampana.com.

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 February 2009 00:00

Privacy MakeOver Exposes Red Flags

Privacy Best Practices Do-it-Yourself Guide Aims to Help Small Businesses, Not-for-Profits, Schools and Local Government to Inexpensively and Simply Comply with Federal and State Privacy Compliance Laws

On May 1, 2009 over 10 million organizations nationwide are required to comply with the Red Flags Rule, one more law intended to bring identity theft under control in this country by changing how enterprises handle sensitive information. Numerous state and federal privacy and information security laws already exist, yet few enterprises comply because few are aware the laws exist and that privacy compliance and privacy best practices are required. As a result most small enterprises are at significant financial risk if they lose consumer information. Privacy compliance and privacy best practices can often reduce or eliminate such liability through Safe Harbor.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 January 2009 01:13