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8/7/05

U.S. falls behind EU in data security

International Herald Tribune

"U.S. falls behind EU in data security

By Eric Dash The New York Times

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2005
NEW YORK If the information is not already missing, 2005 might be recorded in the databanks of history as the year of the consumer privacy breach in the United States.

So far, several American companies - including financial services giants like Bank of America, Citigroup and MasterCard and national retailers like DSW shoes and Ralph Lauren Polo - have announced data breaches. In all, the personal information of more than 50 million consumers has been lost, stolen and even sold to thieves."

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