Attention U.S. Veterans!
Lunatic Goofballs
23-05-2006, 17:13
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/vets.data/index.html
Apparently, three weeks ago, a laptop and external hardrive containing the names and social security numbers of over 26 million U.S. Veterans was stolen and never recovered. Be on extra guard from identity thefts.
And don't worry, Eutrusca. We all already know your social security number: 1. :D
Skinny87
23-05-2006, 17:15
Montgomery Burns [Reading Form] "Social Security Number? 000 000 002. Damn you, Teddy Roosevelt..."
Myrmidonisia
23-05-2006, 17:35
Too bad the governent isn't as good at protecting my identity as they are at protecting me from sharp objects at the airport. Oh wait, they aren't much good at that either.
Lunatic Goofballs
23-05-2006, 17:43
Too bad the governent isn't as good at protecting my identity as they are at protecting me from sharp objects at the airport. Oh wait, they aren't much good at that either.
At least they can protect you from illegal drugs. ...Okay, scratch that one too. :p
Steel and Fire
23-05-2006, 17:54
Actually, Forrest's social security number would be 000-00-0001, wouldn't it? :D
Lunatic Goofballs
23-05-2006, 19:36
Well, back then, they didn't know how many they were going to issue. :p
Minoriteeburg
23-05-2006, 19:37
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/vets.data/index.html
Apparently, three weeks ago, a laptop and external hardrive containing the names and social security numbers of over 26 million U.S. Veterans was stolen and never recovered. Be on extra guard from identity thefts.
And don't worry, Eutrusca. We all already know your social security number: 1. :D
his SSN i thought was in roman numerals engraved on a basillica somewhere
Zendragon
23-05-2006, 22:58
There is an advantage to having a poor credit rating, no one wants to steal your identity.
Marrakech II
24-05-2006, 01:36
Not worried about it myself. I check my credit on a regular basis to combat this kind of thing.
DesignatedMarksman
24-05-2006, 01:42
I heard some moron gov't employee took the laptop home and it was stolen from there.
Myrmidonisia
24-05-2006, 02:08
I heard some moron gov't employee took the laptop home and it was stolen from there.
Think about this ... In the day of databases and data servers, why would anyone need to have data records for 25 million people stored on a laptop. That's what Oracle and Access and other programs do so well, they keep data centralized.
This isn't necessarily the idiot employee's fault, it's more the fault of the VA for making this sort of thing possible.
On the other hand, it does look pretty sinister that a single employee would want to store that much data on his computer and then take it home.