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Va. Lost Data for More Than 100, 000 Adult-Education Students
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:05 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/14/AR2009101402118.html A flash drive containing personal information for more than 103,000 former adult education students in Virginia was misplaced last month, state education officials reported today. Officials do not to believe the information, which includes names, Social Security numbers, and demographic information, has been found or is being misused, but they are urging former students to take steps to prevent identity theft, said Education Department spokesman Charles Pyle. "Protecting the privacy of students is a solemn obligation, and the Virginia Department of Education...has policies and secure systems to safeguard data and prevent the loss or misuse of personal information," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright in a statement today. "However, no policy or system is immune from human error." [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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