From: lyger (lygerattrition.org)
Date: Sun Nov 29 2009 - 10:54:20 CST

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http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091129/NEWS/911290352/1001/news

Sloppy handling of confidential records by a state agency in Salem left
people's names, Social Security numbers, ages and addresses exposed in an
open recycling bin outdoors.

The blunder by the Housing and Community Services agency put low-income,
elderly and disabled residents at risk of becoming targets of identity
theft or other abuses.

In a separate security lapse by another state agency, confidential records
with the names and Social Security numbers of former state parks and
recreation employees landed in the same recycling bin.

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