[Ecommerce] IRS Contract with ChoicePoint Spurs Security Review

[Jeff Williams]

All,

  Does it  seem very odd that the IRS would be this foolish... Or
has ChoicePoint seen the light?

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded ChoicePoint a five-year, US$20
million contract to provide the agency with public records it can use
to "locate assets owned by delinquent taxpayers."  In light of
ChoicePoint's recent security compromises involving consumer data, the
IRS has ordered a security review to ensure that taxpayer
confidentiality will not be breached.  The IRS has had a contract with
ChoicePoint in the past and said it experienced no security problems [of

which it was aware].  For its part, ChoicePoint spokesman Dan McGinn
says the data broker has exceeded the commitments it set for itself in
March regarding the protection of consumer data.  ChoicePoint has
created an Office of Privacy, Credentialing and Compliance to oversee
company policies regarding compliance with privacy laws.
 http://appserv.gcn.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=gcndaily2&story.id=36239

 http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164903626
 http://news.com.com/2102-1029_3-5768426.html?tag=st.util.print

Regards,



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