Security Task Force Announcements, Privacy, and Privacy Policies

New federal regulations to address identity theft go into effect November 1, 2008, and are likely to affect colleges and universities in nuanced ways. Compliance will require careful study and collaboration among business officers, human resources, legal counsel, student services, IT, and other affected campus units. The rules require users of consumer reports to develop reasonable policies and procedures to apply when they receive a notice of address discrepancy from a consumer reporting agency. They also require that institutions develop and implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program for combating identity theft in connection with new and existing accounts.

• "Effective Management of Information Security and Privacy" by Alicia Anderson
• "Do You Know Where Your Data Are?" by Cedric Bennett
• "Policy and Legal Implications of Spyware and Data Privacy" by Andrea Nixon