FTC Delays Enforcement of ID Theft Red Flag Rule Until May 1, 2009

[Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

> The Federal Trade Commission announced today
> (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/redflags.shtm) that it will suspend
> enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule and Notice of Address
> Discrepancy Rule until May 1, 2009.  The announcement came during
> today's EDUCAUSE Live! Extra Edition.  An archive of today's webcast
> and more information regarding these rules are available at
> http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/ID+Theft+Red+Flags
>
> EDUCAUSE plans to work with our partner associations to continue to
> address the many questions of educational institutions and will
> facilitate the sharing of policies, practices, and other resources.
> We expect to hold a BoF on the topic during the annual conference in
> Orlando next week.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Rodney
>
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