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Friday, June 07, 2013  Like profit-driven companies, US government mining Big Data to dig deeper into people's lives

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Happy State Bank is putting on 'Shred Week', asking locals to bring any unwanted papers with personal information to any of their branches to be shredded.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Once again Xcel customers are the target of a scam. This time scammers are targeting Spanish speaking customers and are using prepaid credit cards to get the money.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Like many people across the United States, customers of Happy State Bank, The Education Credit Union and Amarillo National Bank have been hit with the latest text message scam.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  The social network utilized by millions of people around  the world is becoming a more popular way for employers to screen potential employees.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Technology offers security for personal information, but it also provides scam artists with access to that information.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  The Comptroller's office says the records of three and a half million people were placed on the server with personally identifying information.

Friday, December 31, 2010  The internet has made getting information faster and easier. But, did you know all your personal information is up for sale on the internet?

Monday, October 18, 2010  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 10 popular Facebook applications have been transmitting users' personal identifying information.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  Did you know the state of Texas is selling some of your personal information to insurance groups, employment screening companies, and other organizations for a profit?

Friday, April 24, 2009  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services says an employee's laptop computer, which possibly contained personal information on hundreds of thousands of people, has been stolen.