Comment Some clarifications (Score 4, Informative) 237
First 2 factual clarifications on this story: The stolen "tape" was actually a "device" that has not been officially disclosed as to what type. Some speculate a laptop while others say it was a USB Flash Drive. Second, nearly 1 million people are estimated to be affected by the theft, not 130,000 as the story states.
Well....okay. I live in Ohio and therefore could be in the group of State of Ohio employees, state taxpayers, Ohio lottery winners, and others and since it regarded social security numbers bank account information and such, along with the fact that the theft happened in my hometown of Hilliard, I paid close attention to the story.
What ACTUALLY happened was an INTERN took the device home for whatever reason. Some speculate to have an off-site backup of the data. The intern left it in their car and their car was broken into and the device was stolen.
To clarify the cost: Ohio is providing, free of charge, 1 year of credit monitoring service to each Ohioan that was affected by the theft. That cost estimate is very high. Even at a bargain basement price of $2 per year per taxpayer, that would be about $2 million. The lowest price you can find online is $4.95 per MONTH and about $60 per year.
Further: The official that lost vacation time was not the intern that took the drive home. That official lost the time because they were responsible for ensuring the safety of the data to begin with. Although the intern is the person in possession of the data and should have verified its safety, they were following the procedure that official set up. The intern is not the only one responsible for the theft.
Well....okay. I live in Ohio and therefore could be in the group of State of Ohio employees, state taxpayers, Ohio lottery winners, and others and since it regarded social security numbers bank account information and such, along with the fact that the theft happened in my hometown of Hilliard, I paid close attention to the story.
What ACTUALLY happened was an INTERN took the device home for whatever reason. Some speculate to have an off-site backup of the data. The intern left it in their car and their car was broken into and the device was stolen.
To clarify the cost: Ohio is providing, free of charge, 1 year of credit monitoring service to each Ohioan that was affected by the theft. That cost estimate is very high. Even at a bargain basement price of $2 per year per taxpayer, that would be about $2 million. The lowest price you can find online is $4.95 per MONTH and about $60 per year.
Further: The official that lost vacation time was not the intern that took the drive home. That official lost the time because they were responsible for ensuring the safety of the data to begin with. Although the intern is the person in possession of the data and should have verified its safety, they were following the procedure that official set up. The intern is not the only one responsible for the theft.
