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Reckoning day for ChoicePoint?: You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy. Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records. ChoicePoint is finally settling a class action law suit that arose from that incident...; Tags: Bureau, Price Tag, ChoicePoint Inc., Culprit, Lesson, Social Security, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Government, Security, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2008-01-27
ChoicePoint settles data breach dispute with 44 states: ChoicePoint settles data breach dispute with 44 statesnot sure if i missed it.. but did they fix the consumers credit?were they forced to fix credit ratings for people who had their identity stolen?Screw civil fines.. screw giving money to the states.. they need to make sure every credit history that...; Tags: ChoicePoint Inc., data breach; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
TSA watchlists based on antique technology. Would ChoicePoint do a better job?: TSA watchlists based on antique technology. Would ChoicePoint do a better job?I see a pattern.[url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6170995.html]FBI chief blames aging computers for their privacy problems.[/url][url=http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3072]IRS CIO hopes that COBOL systems will help modernize agency.[/url]Modernize by staying obsolete. Right.If you must Ask the Fox to guard the Coop...then could you at least...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, ChoicePoint Inc., job, Transportation Security Administration; Discussion threads 2007-04-15
TSA watchlists based on antique technology. Would ChoicePoint do a better job?: Writing in Technology Review, Mark Williams explains that the problem with the Transportation Security Administrations watchlists - which famously produce reams of false positives - is based on a very old algorithm called Soundex. Latanya Sweeney, director of the Data Privacy Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon Universitys School...; Tags: Government technology, Privacy, Homeland security; Blog posts 2007-04-13
Claim forms stemming from ChoicePoint debacle go out: Claim forms stemming from ChoicePoint debacle go outYeah Right!HELLO Mr/s Judge!!!!! They have the data and the contact info on each and everyone of those customers... MAKE ChoicePoint contact them and find resolution. This is so idiodic and the court should be shunned by the people to allow...; Tags: Litigation, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-12-07

Man faces new charges in ChoicePoint ID theft: Man faces new charges in ChoicePoint ID theftKeep nailing the PoS to the Wall - I'll drive a spike"Hangings' to good for him, killings' to good for him...." Hanover FistThey can catch everyone of the ba5tard5, punish them to the full extent of...; Tags: ChoicePoint ID theft, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft; Discussion threads 2005-09-02
Break-in costs ChoicePoint millions: Break-in costs ChoicePoint millions9 million dollarsfor repeating "I didn't do it" over and over?First they stupidly hurt people's livlihoods, next they get tax breaks? What a crock.; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, ChoicePoint Inc., break-in; Discussion threads 2005-07-22
ChoicePoint overhaul completed, company says: ChoicePoint overhaul completed, company says'E' for effort... 'F' for failureI am positive they are as crooked as crooked can be and feds/states needs to crack down on them regardless what they say or do. This whole data business needs STRICT oversight and tough actions. When companies like this expose pertinent...; Tags: ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-06-29
ChoicePoint overhaul falls behind: ChoicePoint overhaul falls behindIn other words....It will NEVER really be fixed. I wonder is they are useing MS products???stupid is stupid doesTime for the class action law suite against choice point for say ten billion dollars, as this large scale data theft indicates that organization is run by persons whose...; Tags: law suite, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-06-25
Security breach laws become state's rights issue: Security breach laws become state's rights issueThe inherently anti-consumer nature of monied corporationsThis article doesn't really touch on the issue of customer abuse. ChoicePoint evidently see Joe and Jane Public as nothing more than the raw data which funds their revenue. They are insultingly dismissive in their proven responses to...; Tags: Identity theft, Sales channel, Hammurabi, LexisNexis, Arlen Specter, ChoicePoint Inc., security; Discussion threads 2005-04-14
Clampdown looms as ChoicePoint reveals leaks: Clampdown looms as ChoicePoint reveals leaksBusiness should consider costs if they don't clamp down...Because of ongoing privacy leaks, I no longer apply for any credit, fill out any sort of application unless absolutely mandatory, don't purchase various optional insurance and limit the companies I applied for jobs because of background/credit...; Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, leak, security, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-03-16
ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leak: ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leakThey're sorry alrightIt's more than just being notified when their lax security is penetrated, it's being able to dispute bad data. http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66856,00.htmlAnother non-issue to your Republican never-met an-an-unreasonable-search Congress.More on SS# sales?I'd be curious to know when/how the "sale" of one's SS# and personal...; Tags: Social Security, Sales channel, Operational accounting, Insurance, American Public, SS#, credit card, ChoicePoint Inc., security; Discussion threads 2005-03-15
FTC chief wants ChoicePoint regulated: FTC chief wants ChoicePoint regulatedFine the data brokers for each breach and each account compromisedYou want the data brokers to take notice and fix the disgraceful way they conduct themselves? Do this:1) Fine them for each breach and for each account that was compromised. Something like $1000 USD per...; Tags: Financial accounting, security, FTC, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-03-11
ChoicePoint data loss may be higher than reported: ChoicePoint data loss may be higher than reportedLaw of big numbersOne good thing about this is that one or a few thieves can only use so much data. Each time you set up a dummy ID - you take a small chance that you will get caught. The 145,000th person...; Tags: data loss, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-03-11
ChoicePoint will curtail consumer data sales: ChoicePoint will curtail consumer data salesWe're going to do something *this* time, really. We really mean ithttp://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,66767,00.htmlSo I think what Choice Point just said waswe are not going to sell any more mined data... except when someone wants to buy it. Boy... I know I feel better about things.I...; Tags: Financial Planning, sales, ChoicePoint Inc., insurance; Discussion threads 2005-03-04
Payroll firm pulls Web services, citing data leak: Payroll firm pulls Web services, citing data leakPayMaxx you should be thanking Greenspan.the only thing Greenspan did was protect every customer of PayMaxx from being exploited. PayMaxx is thanking him by trying to bring him up on charges? Maybe they should be hiring him on the agreement that he takes...; Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Government, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web, ChoicePoint Inc., BOA, Web service, RFID Reader, payroll, PayMaxx; Discussion threads 2005-03-01
Lawmakers to act on ChoicePoint ID theft: Lawmakers to act on ChoicePoint ID theftIronic" A Nigerian man was sentenced to 16 months in prison..."Gee, maybe he was the one that started the original Nigerian scam still running around the Internet? :-)Seriously though, as it is with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, we should hold the ChoicePoint executives personnaly responsible for...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Storage, Databases, industry, identity theft, ChoicePoint Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-02-24
ChoicePoint hit with ID theft lawsuit: ChoicePoint hit with ID theft lawsuitExcellentI am of the opinion that companies should be held responsible for security breaches that results in theft of personal data. Note I'm not talking about the software vendors, but the companies doing the hosting themselves, ESPECIALLY if the breach was caused by something other...; Tags: SECURITY, ChoicePoint Inc., private information, identity theft; Discussion threads 2005-02-23
ChoicePoint data theft widens to 145,000 people: ChoicePoint data theft widens to 145,000 peopleALERT! Rant Ahead You have been warnedFirst of all this is totally unacceptable. Companies that warehouse our private information need to take steps that insure people are legit that request information from them.Next Choice Point should be civily liable for any...; Tags: Financial Planning, Choice-Point, ChoicePoint Inc., identity theft, CREDIT FREEZE; Discussion threads 2005-02-18
Company Discovers Low TCO With BlackBerry - Solution Pays for Itself in 11 Days: ChoicePoint is the leading provider of identification and credential verification services for business, government and individuals. Already deployed with BlackBerry, ChoicePoint wanted detailed ROI metrics on how their users benefited from the solution. The numbers would be used to justify expenditures to senior management on new servers and IT services....; Tags: RIM BlackBerry, TCO, ChoicePoint Inc., Roi/Tco, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware; Case studies

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ChoicePoint Inc.: ChoicePoint is a provider of identification and credential verification services. At Dec 31 2007, Co. had four segments: Insurance Services, which provides data, analytics, software...; ChoicePoint Inc. company page on BNET »