Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Laptop with 98,000 names stolen at UC-Berkeley. Officials at the University of California, Berkeley, are notifying more than 98,000 graduate students and applicants about the theft of a laptop computer containing their names, Social Security numbers and other personal data. [Computerworld News] I keep asking this question - why was the data on a laptop in the first place? 3:34:14 PM    comment []

GAO Finds Passenger Screening Incomplete (AP). AP - The government's latest computerized airline passenger screening program doesn't adequately protect travelers' privacy, according to a congressional report that could further delay a project considered a priority after the Sept. 11 attacks. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] Understand that this was supposed to stop the implementation.  It was not a draft or a guidance document.  Too bad TSA does not understand that.  The program failed to meet 9 of 10 standards. 1:50:58 PM    comment []

Poll: Most American Adults Sleep Poorly (AP). AP - Getting a good night's sleep is hard for many adults and that often means poorer health, lower productivity on the job, more danger on the roads and a less vibrant sex life. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] Now I don't find this surprising.  I did a little story on this for Auto Call.  If you are interested, I have posted the text in a longer post called It's About Time. 9:37:21 AM    comment []

Attorney: Terri Schiavo to Have Autopsy (AP). AP - An autopsy will be performed after Terri Schiavo dies to show the extent of her brain damage, her husband's attorney says. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] This has to be done. 9:19:25 AM    comment []

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