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The recent spate of mishaps and malicious incidents involving personal information is raising public concern about identity theft to new heights and spurs a new round of tougher, more specific, privacy legislation.
These high-profile cases demonstrate how much harder it is to keep incidents involving personal information out of the press. The ensuing bad publicity can be devastating, and sometimes fatal, to organizations whose businesses rely on public and consumer trust. Organizations are realizing that having security and privacy policies is not enough.