FACTA IS GOOD BUSINESS Introduction: Hello, Im John St. John Director of Training and Education for the California Employers Association, a California Human Resource Consulting firm thats been serving businesses since 1937. I am here to help you make sense of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act or FACTA Law, and how you can comply before August 1, 2009. The Situation: If you run a business and it uses peoples sensitive/personal information, such as Medical, Personal, Financial, it is reasonable that you should protect it. The Problem: Identity Theft costs us about – Billion dollars per year, in the United States. We to plug this economic drain on good peoples hard earned credit and money. According to a 2006 FTC Identity Theft Report (Of people surveyed): •56% dont know how it happened •16% were victimized by people they knew personally •48% reported collector harassment •30% had loans rejected •Damages range from hundreds to thousands •Resolution can take up to 9 months The Law: With Your Senior Managements oversight, you must have a written identity theft plan that ensures your business people and contacts touching any of your business personal/sensitive information are trained to identify, prevent, and report identity theft in your business. The Federal deadline for compliance is August 1, 2009. Compliance means A Properly managed, written plan in place with people trained in identifying, preventing, and reporting identity theft in your business. The …
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www.Sileo.com Recently, identity theft speaker / identity theft expert John Sileo traveled to the country of New Zealand to advise them on the topics of identity theft prevention, data breach protection, social networking safety, corporate espionage and a host of other information control issues. This interview with 60 Minutes took place as he was finishing his latest book, Privacy Means Profit. John Sileo’s identity was stolen out of his business and used to commit a host of crimes, including 0000 worth of client embezzlement. While the thief operated behind John’s identity, John and his business were held legally and financially responsible for the crimes. Emerging from this crisis, John became America’s leading professional speaker on identity theft prevention, social networking information exposure and corporate data privacy. His experiences as victim and victor led him to write several award-winning books on the topic. John’s satisfied clients include the Department of Defense, the Federal Trade Commission, the FDIC, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pfizer, the Federal Reserve Bank, and Lincoln Financial Group. To learn more about protecting your organization from these types of crime, contact John directly on 303.777.3222.
May 1982 www.amazon.com Watch the full program: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (Pub.L. 97-200, 50 USC § 421426) is a United States federal law that makes it a federal crime to intentionally reveal the identity of an agent whom one knows to be in or recently in certain covert roles with a US intelligence agency. secretsofthecia.blogspot.com The law was written, in part, as a response to several incidents where Central Intelligence Agency agents’ identities were revealed. Under then existing law, such disclosures were legal when they did not involve the release of classified information. In 1975, CIA Athens station chief Richard Welch was assassinated by the Greek terrorist group November 17 after his identity was revealed in several listings by a magazine called CounterSpy, edited by Timothy Butz. A local paper checked with CounterSpy to confirm his identity. However, the linkage between the publication of Welch’s name and his assassination has been challenged by pundits that claim he was residing in a known CIA residency (Garwood, “Under Cover”). Another major impetus to pass the legislation was the activities of ex-CIA agent Philip Agee during the 1960s and 70s. Agee’s book CIA Diary and his publication of the Covert Action Information Bulletin (CAIB) blew the cover of many agents. Some commentators say the law was specifically targeted at his actions, and one Congressman, Bill Young, said during a House debate that “What …
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www.prepaidlegal.com Kristina Brown provides Pre-Paid legal protection in many areas including Family, Business, Employee Benefits, and Identity Theft as displayed in this video clip above. Kristina Brown can be contacted by phone and or via e-mail. Office: (707) 235-0194 E-mail: kristinabrown@prepaidlegal.com
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www.prepaidlegal.com Kristina Brown provides Pre-Paid legal protection in many areas including Family, Business, Employee Benefits, and Identity Theft as displayed in this video clip above. Kristina Brown can be contacted by phone and or via e-mail. Office: (707) 235-0194 E-mail: kristinabrown@prepaidlegal.com
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Each year, millions of Americans have their identity stolen. The Federal Trade Commission wants you to have the information you need to protect yourself against identity theft. This video can help educate viewers to save time and money by minimizing the risk of becoming a victim and reducing the emotional stress that often comes with identity theft. For more information, visit www.ftc.gov/idtheft.