93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/25/technology/25link.html

93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance
By TOM ZELLER Jr.
Published: September 25, 2006

Less than two years into the great cultural awakening to the vulnerability 
of personal data, companies and institutions of every shape and size like 
the data broker ChoicePoint, the credit card processor CardSystems 
Solutions, media companies like Time Warner and dozens of colleges and 
universities across the land have collectively fumbled 93,754,333 private 
records. Or at least thats the rough figure the Privacy Rights 
Clearinghouse, a consumer advocacy organization in San Diego, has tallied 
thus far.

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