, SecurityFocus 2004-10-19
The FBI is investigating the penetration of a university research system that housed sensitive personal data on a staggering 1.4 million Californians who participated in a state social program, officials said Tuesday.
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The bigger issue here is privacy. To obtain personal information such as a SSN requires an acknowledgement (signature on a form) by the person.
That is much bigger than a bunch of academic nuts 'playing' with real information.
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