[privacy] U.S. Commerce Dept. Lost 1,100 Laptops in Five Years

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via MSNBC (AP).

[snip]

The Commerce Department has lost more than 1,100 laptop computers since
2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said
Thursday night.

The Census Bureau, the main collector of information about Americans,
lost 672 computers. Of those, 246 contained some personal data, the
department said in a statement. However, no data from any missing
computer has been known to have been improperly used, the department said.

“All of the equipment that was lost or stolen contained protections to
prevent a breach of personal information,” said Commerce Secretary
Carlos M. Gutierrez.

[snip]

More:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14946353/

- ferg


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