Nuala O’Connor Kelly: Privacy Officer to the Nation
by Lorraine Carlson

At the February KnowledgeNet luncheon in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nuala O’Connor Kelly spoke about her role as chief privacy officer at the Department of Homeland Security. As the first privacy officer to the nation, O’Connor Kelly ensures that information privacy is integral to the department’s security mission. She and her staff of 400 also tackle a number of politically charged issues on the world stage. More...

Identity Theft, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Privacy Landscape in 2005
by Sagi Leizerov and Brian Tretick

In this special Web exclusive, Sagi Leizerov and Brian Tretick of Ernst & Young survey the top privacy issues for 2005 and identify two themes that link them: the rising threat of identity theft and the ramifications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. As the public’s fears of identity theft grow, they affect how companies think about information privacy -- and how the media covers privacy stories. However, the much-discussed data protection measures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could make American companies safer from identity theft if applied to personal information as well. More...

Can Advertising-Biased Search Sites Take Lessons In Trust From Privacy Fundamentals?
by Krystal Putman

Travel Web sites help customers search for great fares -- but not always the best ones. Many of the most popular sites display most prominently the products and services of companies that pay them the most money. Web sites argue that this bias keeps them in the black. Consumers argue that it’s just not fair. Perhaps the resolution to this debate can be found in the realm of information privacy. More...

TRUSTe Board Members Named to Department of Homeland Security Privacy Advisory Committee

When the US. Department on Homeland Security created the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, it selected three members of the TRUSTe Board of Directors, including the chair, to the inaugural committee. More...