TSA Hard Drive Missing
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131603-c,privacy/article.html
The airport security agency acknowledges it can't find
an external drive storing personnel records.
The U.S. agency responsible for securing the nation's
airports says it can't find an external hard drive
packed with the personal records of about 100,000 current
and former employees.
Authorities at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
noticed the drive missing late last week, but aren't certain
where it is. "It is unclear at this stage whether the device is
still within headquarters or was stolen," the agency said.
Assuming that the drive was in fact stolen --
it went missing from what was called a "controlled area"
at TSA headquarters in Washington D.C. -- officials have asked the
FBI and the U.S. Secret Service to investigate.
Records of workers employed by the TSA from January 2002
until August 2005 were on the drive. The data included names,
Social Security numbers, dates of birth, payroll information,
bank account numbers, and routing information for direct deposit
of paychecks.
TSA, a four-year-old division within the Department of
Homeland Security, is best known for screening passengers
at airport terminals.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/07/tsa_loses_hard_drive/
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