Case for Oregon law gets boost from theft of Providence recordsThe Olympian Sat, 15 Apr 2006 3:18 PM PDTPORTLAND -- The theft of 365,000 patients' records from Providence Health System has prompted lawmakers to push new data protection laws in Oregon. Oregon has no law requiring companies to report security breaches, unlike California, Washington and at least 23 other states. Madison Weekly: A look at what is happening at the State CapitolGreen Bay Press-Gazette Sun, 16 Apr 2006 2:17 AM PDTIdentity theft Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday announced that he was launching "a broad crackdown" on identity theft. Doyle said his plan will strengthen enforcement and toughen penalties to combat the problem, which reportedly costs consumers $570 million annually. Vista spotlightSan Diego Union-Tribune Sun, 16 Apr 2006 0:18 AM PDTThe Gloria E. McClellan Senior Center will offer a seminar on identity theft and reverse mortgage scams at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Ethical hackers battle the bad guys in cyberspaceAsheville Citizen-Times Sat, 15 Apr 2006 9:07 PM PDTENKA - You've done everything you can to protect yourself from identity theft - shredded the incoming credit card offers, safeguarded your social security number, put up the firewall on your home computer. Procedures for getting a new or replacement Social Security cardKingsport Times-News Sat, 15 Apr 2006 7:34 PM PDTTerrorists among us, credit card scams, and identity theft all seem to have one thing in common - someone using our identity to obtain a fake Social Security number. The Social Security card and number are almost essentials for life in 21st century America.