There are two articles below. One from Senator Leahy, who needs our help with
his bill to protect our data privacy, please respond. Please scroll down.
Information on Al Gore's New Book "The Assault on Reason".
The second one, Buzz Flash
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Tue, 08 May 2007 18:34:29 GMT From: "Patrick Leahy" <[EMAIL
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Dear Carole,
Urge Congress to support the Leahy-Specter Privacy bill!
Far too often in recent months, I've opened the morning newspaper only to
read about yet another security breach involving Americans' personal financial
information -- and the problem only seems to get worse and worse.
Recently, retailer TJX (the owner of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls) announced that
a security breach exposed the transaction data of 47.5 million credit and debit
card holders, setting an unfortunate new record for exposing personal
information. Then just last week, the Transportation Safety Administration
announced it had lost a hard drive with the Social Security numbers, payroll
data, and bank information for 100,000 of its employees.
All told, according to the Privacy Rights Clearing House, more than 100
million records with sensitive personal information have been involved in
security breaches since 2005. That's why Senator Arlen Specter and I have
introduced our Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S. 495, comprehensive
data privacy legislation that will finally give us the personal data protection
we need to deal with the new threats presented by the information age.
I need your help to build support in Congress for this important bipartisan
bill.
Urge your Senators and Representative to pass the Leahy-Specter Personal Data
Privacy and Security Act -- without further delay!
The bill that Senator Specter and I have introduced -- and which passed the
Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously last Thursday -- would update existing
law to ensure that Americans' privacy is protected against the new and emerging
threats introduced in the internet era, many of which did not even exist when
the current privacy laws were originally written.
Our bill requires that data brokers who hold personal information must tell
consumers exactly what private data is being held, allowing consumers to
correct inaccurate data. Our bill also requires that companies with personal
information databases must implement privacy and security programs that would
provide adequate protections from today's most cunning data thieves.
If private information is compromised, our bill requires that affected
consumers be notified in a timely manner -- an important new rule, considering
that TJX kept their breach secret for over a month. And our bill would
increase criminal penalties for electronic identity theft and make it a crime
to cover up a data security breach.
Finally, our bill restricts the use of private information by the government,
including new rules that federal agencies must promptly notify affected
individuals if a data security breach occurs, while also requiring that federal
agencies take a company's data security history into account when awarding
government contracts.
Show Congress the widespread support that exists for increasing the security
of our personal information -- urge your Senators and Representative to pass
the Leahy-Specter data privacy bill today!
The TJX data breach is just one of the many recent examples of why strong
federal data privacy and security laws are needed to better secure Americans'
sensitive personal information. I hope that you will help me pass this
important legislation.
Sincerely,
Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senator
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Al Gore Book can be found on Buzz Flash..
Sun, 6 May 2007 14:11:02 -0400 (EDT) From: "BuzzFlash" <[EMAIL
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Al Gore is Back with His Unfiltered Call to Returning Sanity and
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By Al Gore
BuzzFlash.com's Review (excerpt)
Remember when Al Gore gave a series of "truth to power" speeches hosted by
moveon.org?
Well, he's back.
No, he hasn't given up his global warming crusade, but he has returned to the
fundamental ailments that face America -- particularly in regards to our
current rogue government.
We haven't read this book yet. It's under tight wraps.
But here is what the publisher has to say: "An indictment of the Bush-led
radical Right's disdain for the principles of reasoned decision-making, and a
reckoning with the degradation of the public sphere that facilitates their rule
of unreason."
Ah, music to our ears, President Al, music to our ears.
By the way, the complete title for the book is "The Assault on Reason: How the
Politics of Fear, Secrecy, and Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making,
Degrade Our Democracy, and Put Our Country and Our World in Peril."
Read The Full Review >>>
http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/598
Other Reviews
Is this trenchant analysis a precursor to a run to claim the White House that
was stolen from him, or is it just more wisdom from a man unfettered by the
constraints of high-priced consultants who urge caution and centrist policies?
Because clearly, Al Gore is a rarity in politics, a person who went to the
mountain top and came back a changed man. He found his voice, and is one of the
most uncommon of political figures: one worth listening to.
-- BuzzFlash.com
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