Privacy

Mar 07 2013

Today, the Attorney General’s Office learned people are receiving e-mails that appear to be from the AGO Webmaster or other “@atg.wa.gov” e-mail addresses with the following subject lines: • New Pick Coming! But First I need your help, details inside• Pick Of The Week• This Stock is another monster week ahead• DON’T MISS TODAY’S TRADING IDEA• Your Mind Blowing Monster Pick!• News Out & Must Read Inside.Let us assure you. These are spoofs.

Feb 20 2013

Free shred events starting again

Thankfully, the shred event season has begun and I won’t have to spend hours catching up on my shredding, and neither will you. We can bring our boxes to a free community shredding event to keep our personal information out of the hands of crooks. The first shred event of the season was last week, and events are scheduled through October. Check our calendar for dates and locations across Washington state.

Jan 28 2013

Respecting Privacy. Safeguarding Data. Enabling Trust.

January 28 is Data Privacy Day. To mark the occasion, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced a series of town hall meetings and the release of the OTA 2013 Data Protection & Breach Readiness Guide. Attorney General Bob Ferguson is the keynote for the Seattle event on January 30.

Jan 23 2013

E-Receipts: Love them or hate them?

Like many of you, I was introduced to e-receipts during the frantic holiday shopping season. Frustrated and tired at the end of a long day, I was barely listening when the cashier asked me if I wanted a paper receipt, email receipt or both. Working at the AGO, I know better than to agree to something before looking into the details.

Oct 31 2012

The password is “pleasestealmyidentity”

Just in time for Halloween, here’s some scary news about people leaving themselves wide open to having their identities stolen, bank accounts breached and personal information posted for the whole world to see. FoxNews.com reports on the 25 worst passwords on the web.

Jul 06 2012

Olympic College Students & Faculty Victims of ID Theft

According to the Kitsap Sun and Q13Fox, 16 students and employees at Olympic College reported that their credit cards had been compromised. The victims told college security officers that their credit card companies notified them of suspicious activity.

Feb 27 2012

How to avoid becoming a victim of tax-related ID theft & scams

I hear it from my husband all the time when I shred paperwork containing personal information, “You are so paranoid.” Well, we are living in a time when identity theft is so prevalent. Now, tax-related identity theft is increasing.

Jan 27 2012

Data Privacy Day: Promoting privacy awareness and best practices

January 28 is Data Privacy Day, an international event promoting awareness of how personal information is collected, stored and shared – and how that information may be better protected. Attorney General Rob McKenna and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, who are Co-Chairs of Washington’s Law Enforcement Group against Identity Theft (LEGIT), are taking this opportunity to ask businesses to reinforce their work to protect consumer data.

Oct 21 2011

Protect Your ID Week: Shred to Protect

A great way to help protect your identity is to shred anything that contains sensitive personal information, including account numbers, birth dates, passwords or PINs, signatures, or Social Security numbers.

Oct 20 2011

Protect Your ID Week: Child Identity Theft

Children, as well as adults, are at risk of being victims of identity theft. It is a growing problem that can go on undetected longer and is harder to recover from. Unlike adults, who should be checking their bank and credit card statements and credit reports regularly, children often don’t know they have become a victim until they grow up and are denied a student loan or credit card. By then, the damage has been done and can be extensive.

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