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  • June 2008

    • Secret UK Terrorism Files Left on Train—Again

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 15, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      Secret UK Terrorism Files Left on Train—Again

      (Newser) - For the second time this week, confidential British government documents on fighting terrorism were left on a train and passed to the media. The papers blast countries like Iran for financial policies that can be used to terrorists’ advantage, reports the Independent , which released no other details about the documents. Earlier this week, a top intelligence official left secret files on a train which were handed to the BBC. More »

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      Great Britain  • terrorism  • train  • confidential information  • terrorism financing

  • May 2008

    • 14 More Called Out for Medical Snooping

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 13, 08 9:36 AM CDT

      14 More Called Out for Medical Snooping

      (Newser) - Fourteen more staffers at the UCLA medical center have been accused of snooping in celebrities’ files, raising the number to 68, the Los Angeles Times reports. A new state report blames UCLA for its lack of privacy protection and for failing to report the snooping to authorities. It also provides more details about an administrator who reportedly looked at the files of Farrah Fawcett and sold information to tabloids. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • privacy  • hospital  • UCLA  • medical records  • UCLA Medical Center  • confidential information  • Farrah Fawcett

  • April 2008

    • UCLA Medical Center Snoop Indicted

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 29, 08 11:45 PM CDT

      UCLA Medical Center Snoop Indicted

      (Newser) - A former UCLA Medical Center employee has been indicted for snooping in the medical records of the stars and selling the information to tabloids, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lawanda Jackson is accused of making thousands from the sale of information about celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Maria Shriver. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. More »

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      privacy  • UCLA  • National Enquirer  • medical records  • UCLA Medical Center  • confidential information  • Farrah Fawcett

    • WTC Blueprints Found in Trash

      New York Post  |  Apr 18, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      WTC Blueprints Found in Trash

      (Newser) - A vagrant sifting through a trash can found confidential blueprints for the Freedom Tower, the New York Post reports. Though the documents are not complete, they contain sufficient information, such as the thickness of the building’s concrete core and schematics of the ventilation system, to facilitate a potentially devastating terrorist attack. More »

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      terrorism  • terrorist  • September 11  • World Trade Center  • biological weapons  • confidential information  • Freedom Tower  • architectural plans

    • Nosy UCLA MDs Got Off Easier Than Other Staff

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 12, 08 11:17 AM CDT

      Nosy UCLA MDs Got Off Easier Than Other Staff

      (Newser) - The MDs who wrongly looked at Britney Spears’ medical records while she was being treated on two occasions at UCLA hospitals have gotten off easier than other staff, the Los Angeles Times reports. Of the at least 53 snoopers, 18 non-doctors retired, resigned, or were dismissed, but none of the 14 physicians with prying eyes quit or was fired. More »

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      Britney Spears  • privacy  • doctor  • hospitals  • UCLA  • medical records  • invasion  • UCLA Medical Center  • confidential information  • Maria Shriver  • Farrah Fawcett

    • UCLA Worker Snooped in Farrah's Files

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 3, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      UCLA Worker Snooped in Farrah's Files

      (Newser) - A UCLA staffer sneaked peeks into actress Farrah Fawcett's confidential health records and apparently leaked information on her treatment for cancer to the media, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sensational headlines about Fawcett's illness subsequently turned up on the website of the National Enquirer before the star had a chance to tell her son that her cancer had returned. More »

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      cancer  • privacy  • tabloids  • hospitals  • medical records  • UCLA Medical Center  • confidential information  • Farrah Fawcett

  • March 2008
  • September 2007

    • eBay Identity Thefts Raise Fears

      PC World  |  Sep 26, 07 11:45 PM CDT

      eBay Identity Thefts Raise Fears

      (Newser) - A sinister incident in which confidential information of 1,200 eBay users was posted on a discussion forum is raising questions about the security of the world's biggest online marketplace. PC World reports that a person eBay called "a malicious fraudster" posted the personal data, visible for an hour on Tuesday before eBay shut the forum down. More »

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      eBay  • computer security  • phishing  • confidential information  • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance

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