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10-19-2007, 09:40 PM
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Letter from Homeland Security
I got a letter from DHS today making me aware that 2 laptop computers where stolen and I was one of the many people that had personal info on it. It was the info from when I applied for Hazmat.
They say it's encrypted and not likely to be misused. How nice. Some of you may be getting the same letter.
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10-19-2007, 10:05 PM
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The government has been losing a lot of laptops lately. First the Army, now Homeland Security.
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10-19-2007, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PackRatTDI
The government has been losing a lot of laptops lately. First the Army, now Homeland Security.
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:shock:
That's a scary thought. :?
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10-20-2007, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by PackRatTDI
The government has been losing a lot of laptops lately. First the Army, now Homeland Security.
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:shock:
That's a scary thought. :?
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Yeah, just like the one that jackass that worked for the VA that took a laptop home with the personal information of a couple of million Veterans on it, that "supposedly" got stolen from his house. Can't say I remember them ever saying they recovered it.....
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10-20-2007, 07:07 PM
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They need to put tracking devices in those government laptops.........that explode by cue. Well, maybe not explode, by meltdown somehow.
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10-20-2007, 09:42 PM
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Don't forget the several HARD DRIVES that were removed from Desktop computers at the Los Alamos NUCLEAR facility, and later found in someones home in the community! :shock:
Although, I have had an Extensive Background Investigation for a government T.S clearance, I doubt that I will EVER apply for a hazmat endorsement, nor do I EVER apply for or pay for anything "online."
Some of us were around when computers were in their infancy. Many of us perceived that they would someday be a big problem.
This is ONE time that I wish I had been WRONG! :shock:
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10-21-2007, 10:54 PM
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you'd think that kind of info would NEVER leave some kind of secured room or like that it would be stored on a server and only READABLE from within. i really see no reason for that ind of info to be portable. especially from some ass who probably just took it home to surf the net from his bed.
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10-22-2007, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Skywalker
Yeah, just like the one that jackass that worked for the VA that took a laptop home with the personal information of a couple of million Veterans on it, that "supposedly" got stolen from his house. Can't say I remember them ever saying they recovered it.....
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Kinda makes ya wonder...
Surely, there are ways of tracking these laptops. It all sounds crazy. As if, (not saying who) but guys wanting inside info for war tactics.
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10-23-2007, 01:20 AM
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It's Bush's fault.
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It's Bush's fault.
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+1
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