After much hand and flag-wringing, a laptop containing millions of veteran’s personal data has been recovered. A preliminary analysis by police reveals that the sensitive information was not accessed during the theft.
Lawsuit Filed for 26.5 Mil Vets in Data Privacy Snafu
By June 2, 2006
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the 26.5 million vets whose personal records were lost by Veterans Affairs due to employee negligence, reports the AP.
How Many Weeks Does It Take To Tell A Veteran His Identity Has Been Stolen?
By May 24, 2006
we cursorily mentioned the fact that the authorities investigating the theft of the laptop that resulted in the names, addresses and social security numbers of every living veteran being stolen waited three weeks to alert the public. But it took awhile for that to sink in.
Data on Millions of Veterans Stolen
By May 22, 2006
The old gray stallion ain’t what he used to be…
