[privacy] Personal Data of 380,000 at Risk in Boeing Laptop Theft

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

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Via Yahoo! News (AP).

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A Boeing Co. laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of
382,000 workers and retirees has been stolen, putting the employees at risk
for identity theft and credit-card fraud.

The theft, which was confirmed Tuesday, was the third such incident at
Boeing in just over a year.

Files on the computer also contained home addresses, phone numbers and
birth dates. Some of the files listed salary information.

The laptop was stolen earlier this month when an employee left it
unattended, [Boeing spokesman Tim] Neale said. He would not reveal where
the theft happened, but said no proprietary, customer or supplier data were
on the computer.

The computer was turned off when it was stolen and a password is needed to
log onto the desktop, Neale said Wednesday.

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More:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_hi_te/boeing_laptop

- - ferg

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