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9News.com: Hey CY8ER_Sh0pp3r, wanna buy a watch?

“‘I don’t think people realize that could have been stolen and then sold,’ said Rep. Alice Borodkin (D-Denver), who will introduce the Internet Auction Sales Act when lawmakers return to work next week. ‘Besides shoplifting and fencing and selling things out of the back of a truck, we can now shoplift and we can fence it on (Internet) auction sites. It’s a new crime. It’s a new technology and I think the public needs to understand everything you buy on eBay may not be as it seems,’ she said. The measure would require sites like eBay, YahooShopping and Overstock.com to get a written or electronic record of purchase from anyone wishing to use their marketplace. If they don’t, they could be subject to significant fines from Colorado authorities.”

The Heritage Foundation: Homeland Security: Five New Year’s Resolutions for Congress

“The task of homeland security is to help keep America safe, free, and prosperous. Congress plays an important role in achieving these goals. By any measure, 2007 was not the best year for homeland security in Congress. Its landmark legislation for the year, the ‘Improving America’s Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,’ did anything but what its title promised, adding numerous unnecessary mandates that were never mentioned by the Commission. At the same time, Congress left unfixed homeland security faults that have lingered for years. Congress can do better in the new year by sticking to five New Year’s resolutions that fix the errors it introduced in 2007 and address long-time oversights.”

Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds: Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu sentenced to three years

“Norman Hsu, who used to be a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party has been sentenced to three years for fraud.”

Jeff Jonas: Data Decommissioning - Destruction of Accountability

“Having designed a lot of systems over the years - more often than not the customer says they plan on performing periodic purges of historical data. This always seems logical at the time. But, it turns out once you have data it becomes hard to justify its destruction. And if anyone actually destroys data … one is at the same time eliminating any accountability whatsoever (not to mention other adverse consequences). Data decommissioning is a double-edged sword.”

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Collective bargaining on TSA workers’ radar

“Some of the federal workers who screen your luggage and tell you to take off your shoes at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s security gates now want the right to engage in collective bargaining. Two Washington-based unions, the National Treasury Employees Union and the American Federation of Government Employees, have recently established chapters in Atlanta to represent employees of the Transportation Security Administration. Two union organizations have established Atlanta chapters to represent Transportation Security Administration employees. Currently, TSA screeners can belong to a union and have their dues deducted from their pay but cannot participate in collective bargaining, agency spokesman Jon Allen said. Some Georgia lawmakers want to keep it that way. ‘I have never supported TSA workers having the right to strike because their service is essential to the safety and security of our citizens,’ said U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.).”

Jeff Jonas: Out-bound Record-level Accountability in Information Sharing Systems

“When organizations transfer information between systems, they sometimes fail to retain the details about which records were transferred where and when.”

Earthtimes.org: The Unlucky 13: IFPA Releases Top Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Cases from 2007

“The 2007 Top 13 Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Case list, released today by the Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA), reminds Pennsylvanians that anyone is capable of engaging in insurance fraud — even your local sheriff or your friendly neighborhood firefighter. While this year’s ‘Top 13′ list may not include the largest insurance fraud cases from across the state, it recaps the most memorable and outrageous cases investigated or closed by the IFPA’s 16 law enforcement agencies in 2007.”

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