Well, our local Metro Government in its infinite wisdom, taped a password on one of the stolen laptops. But, it's OK, it was the wrong one, so it cannot be accessed. Yeah right.
Is it me, or does anyone else wonder why Social Security numbers are on a very portable device such as a LAPTOP?
The laptops were stolen December 23 and I received a letter TWO WEEKS later that my identity may have been compromised. And now I learn that I wont have access to the "free" identity theft protection from Metro until later this week. So, the thieves will have had from 12/23/07 until say 01/18/07 to crack into the laptop and get lots of identities.
Now, we hear that a school has lost a flash drive with over 1000 Social Security numbers on it.
Again, why is someone allowed to carry around that much delicate information on their keychain? What the hell is going on!
Let me preface this by stating I am NOT a conspiracy theorist. Only I find it suspect that these stolen laptops and flash drives, etc. happen back to back with frequency lately. Could this be a bigger issue, such as collusion of the software security industry and a government? Or is it coincedence that so many identity theft companies advertise so aggressively that they would do something to proliferate their industry? Just wondering.
While our security is being compromised at every turn, our Congress is investigating Steroid use?! Give me a break.
Professional baseball players are wussies nowadays. Back in the day, Babe Ruth was a real man, a real ball player. He would go out and hit homeruns after being up all night drinking and banging hookers!
Have we lost our focus, has our government lost its focus? It is not only our right to question our leaders and legislators, but our responsibility. So vote wisely.
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