A word on computer records and security
The word is NOT.

What is so difficult to understand about that? I’ll try and make it simple for you. If the computer that holds your records is connected to the internet in any way, shape or form - IT IS NOT SECURE. And it can’t be made so by any technology the world possesses at this point. Some systems may come closer than others to security. But this is not to imply that they are even close to safe. If your IT person tells you not to worry, your records are not in any danger of being hacked, either your records are not worth stealing or he or she is lying to your face. Those are the only two choices you have.

The desire of people for easy and the greed of the financial institutions has fueled this fantasy. And it is a fantasy. Banks put all your information online and it gets hacked. Credit companies put all your information online and it gets hacked. Information brokers and collectors put all your information online and it gets hacked. Businesses of all kinds put all your information online and it gets hacked. What is the problem, people? When the day dawned on the computer age did the sun set on your brains?

I can’t begin to tell you what you can do to start protecting yourselves. This whole ‘make it public’ thing has gotten so out of hand and has insinuated itself so deeply into all aspects of our daily lives that it seems unlikely we can break free. It’s too late to expect honor on the part of the government or financial entities. I simply would like to see no delusions on your part.

I am moved to say this because of the following two articles.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14054179&BRD=1283&PAG=461&dept_id=158544&rfi=6
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148775,00.html
- posted by Citizen @ 10:45 PM