CBS13 Investigation Into How CHP Responds To 911 DUI Calls Prompts Changes
Prompted by our investigation, CHP has implemented new procedures for tracking and responding to follow up calls.
Watch CBS News
Prompted by our investigation, CHP has implemented new procedures for tracking and responding to follow up calls.
Following four years and dozens of CBS 13 reports, a permanent fix is finally in the works to prevent state agencies from mailing your social security number.
The state auditor released a scathing report Thursday about the state's largest agency, confirming that the Employment Development Department is putting millions at risk of identity theft.
If you were born in California after 1983, your DNA may be stored by the government and may even be in the hands of outside researchers.
One of California's largest agencies promised lawmakers it would make changes following a KPIX investigation. But, three years later, we discovered they broke that promise and are still putting millions at risk for identity theft.
One of the nation's largest state agencies says it is finally removing Social Security numbers from a document mailed every two weeks to millions of Californians—years after it told CBS13 and lawmakers it had already removed the numbers.
California parents now have a new tool to protect kids from identity theft thanks to a new law just signed on Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
A California bill that would help protect kids from ID theft is one step closer to becoming law.
Children may be at greater risk than their parents of identity theft, but the fix could expose them to even more risk. Now there's a process to safely freeze a child's credit file.
They said it couldn't be done. But three months after KPIX 5 ConsumerWatch reported that the state's unemployment agency was putting millions at risk for identity theft, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) has had a change of heart.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding the Employment Development Department make changes immediately following a KPIX 5 report that revealed the state is printing full social security numbers on documents being mailed – putting millions at risk for identity theft.
Most people know that their social security number is the key to their identity. Security experts advise that you protect it at all costs. However, ConsumerWatch reporter Julie Watts discovered that one state agency is putting millions of social security numbers at risk despite state laws intended to protect it.
