ChoicePoint Inc., the data broker that set off a national debate after disclosing a data breach early in 2005, will pay US$15 million in fines and other penalties for lax security standards, the U.S.

The revelation last week that data collector ChoicePoint has mistakenly given private information on up to 145,000 U.S. residents to identity thieves has led to renewed calls in Washington, D.C., for ...

Shareholders are suing ChoicePoint and its top executives after the company’s share price fell sharply following news that identity thieves had gained access to personal information about some U.S.