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Investigation Into Security Flaws at Government Privacy Portal

Calendar Jul 10, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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U.S. officials scrambled to assure businesses Friday that their confidential data had not been compromised by a government Web site that allegedly contained security holes. Ironically, the Web site encouraged businesses to sign up for a program that would beef . . . U.S. officials scrambled to assure businesses Friday that their confidential data had not been compromised by a government Web site that allegedly contained security holes. Ironically, the Web site encouraged businesses to sign up for a program that would beef up their own protections for sensitive personal data.

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