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Census Bureau "Loses" Hundreds of Laptops

But don't worry, they're sure the details about you and your family won't be used by anyone. After all, they're all protected with "passwords." Oh yeah, and the government forgot to tell us: Since 2001, when the savage enemy attacked us, many government agencies have "lost" hundreds of laptops with personal or classified data.

Census Bureau Loses Hundreds of Laptops

The Census Bureau collects the most personal information about Americans, from how much money they earn and where they spend it to how they live and die. It's all confidential - as long as no one steals it.

Lost or stolen from the Census Bureau since 2003 are 217 laptop computers, 46 portable data storage devices and 15 handheld devices used by survey takers.

Although the number of people affected isn't known, the Commerce Department reports that passwords, encryptions and other safeguards were in place. Nothing so far indicates a misuse of any information.

Except for that epidemic of identity theft out there.

Several other government departments in recent months also have acknowledged the loss of laptop computers containing personal information, in some instances for millions of people...Commerce found that since 2001 the department's 15 operating units had lost track of 1,137 laptop computers. Most, 672, belonged to the Census Bureau. Of those, 246 contained personal information...

Among government departments recently reporting data thefts and security breaches, the Veterans Affairs Department suffered the biggest loss with the theft in May of a laptop and external drive containing information for 26.5 million veterans and active-duty troops. Burglars stole the equipment from the home of a Veterans Affairs employee, but the computer was recovered and showed no signs of having been accessed for the personal data.

Other departments reporting the loss of computers with personal information include the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Transportation. The Federal Trade Commission also has lost laptops with sensitive data.

Greeeeeaaat.....

Posted by Tammy · September 22, 2006 10:58 AM · Permalink
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