Re: University of South Carolina e-Mail Compromises Student IDs

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Fergie wrote:

> A department chairwoman distributing information about summer classes
> accidentally attached a database file to an e-mail she sent Sunday. The
> database included studentsTM Social Security numbers.

Something would have been practically impossible (i.e. could not happen 
for practical/pragmatic reasons, not "all but impossible") were she not 
using computer-mediated communications.

Reminds me of that aphorism "To err is human, but to really stuff 
things up you need a computer"...


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald


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