The Death of Privacy & 50,000 Social Security Numbers


	The Death of Privacy & 50,000 Social Security Numbers

agent99

9-29-2006 1:20 AM

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agent99 says:

When will these organizations ever learn to NOT let unencrypted and confidential consumer data onto portable laptop computers leaving the company premises?

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