[privacy] California: File Unemployment Claim, Have Your Personal Data Stolen

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

As if losing  your job wasn't bad enough...

Via The Mercury News.

[snip]

Four Bay Area residents were among 43 people told recently that their
personal data, including Social Security numbers, had been misplaced
after they filed state unemployment compensation claims.

"We have no reason to believe that the lost information was obtained by
individuals that will misuse it," said Patrick Henning, director of the
California Employment Development Department. "However, because we
cannot be sure, as soon as we were able to identify the 43 people whose
records were lost, we sent out letters notifying them of the situation."

The affected local residents include one in Sonoma County, one in
Alameda County and two in Santa Clara County.

The state has forwarded information from the California Office of
Privacy Protection to the affected individuals on how they can avoid
identity theft.

[snip]

More:
http://www.thestate.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15327491.htm

- ferg

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