Re: [privacy] Disk With Personal Data on 2.9M Georgians Lost

[Dave Dittrich <dittrich () u washington edu>]

Dude VanWinkle wrote:
> On 4/10/07, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
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> > Via PhysOrg.com (AP).
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> > [snip]
> >
> > A disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9
> > million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing
>
> Well, at least theiving the identity/credit rating of sick children on
> medicare is not a very profitable venture... unless you are an
> insurance company.

Or if you want to set up accounts and take out loans in the
name of some kid who will not notice it for over a decade...

http://www.mortgagefraud.org/display/ShowJournal?moduleId=78225&categoryId=15957

D'oh!

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