Looks like the government is feeling the pressure of identity theft and security. The ID Task Force created by President George Bush has been on the hot seat and is putting companies and organizations (private and public) on the hot seat.
If you go to idtheft.gov you can see a report that the ID Task Force has recommended. There are many recommendations. The article "ID Theft Task Force Wants Stronger Laws" by Grant Gross, IDG News Service, talks about the efforts that this task force has day in and out attempted to pass. It has been successful v
ery few times but for the most part it is challenged by their very own... federal agencies...
ery few times but for the most part it is challenged by their very own... federal agencies... The biggest effort and recommendation that the ID Task Force has been trying to push is to educate agencies about data security best practices and regulations in place. This is extremely important because if companies don't know that they are doing something wrong or that there is a better way to do something in order to secure personal information, then they have a resposibility to their customers, employees, etc... to educate themselves and learn how they can protect themselves and everyone else. Every company, small or large needs to do this, a comprehensive approach is needed.
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