Personal Info of Supermarket Chains' Former Workers Lost

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2006-06-02-lost-grocery-data_x.htm

A laptop computer containing the pension data of former employees of 
supermarket chains Stop & Shop, Giant and Tops, including their Social Security 
numbers, was lost during a commercial flight, according to the supermarkets' 
parent company.

The U.S. subsidiary of Dutch parent company Royal Ahold and a contractor whose 
employee lost the computer early last month declined to say how many former 
supermarket employees were affected.

The former employees were notified by letter last week. The letter said the 
missing information is used to determine benefit eligibility. It included 
names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, benefit amounts and related 
administrative information, the letter said.

A spokesman for Ahold USA said Friday that there were no indications that any 
of the missing data had been misused, although the case remained under 
investigation.

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