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August 05, 2008
Government contractor loses data on travelers
A firm entrusted with the government's trusted traveler program has lost an unencrypted laptop containing records of 33,000 applicants. Not to worry. From the Washington Post: "We don't believe the security or privacy of these would-be members will be compromised in any way," said Steven Brill, chief executive of Verified Identity Pass. Once more, we ask the timeless question: who will guard the guardians themselves?
Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at August 5, 2008 05:59 AM
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