More than 200 publicly disclosed cases of sensitive personal data being lost or stolen in the past year and half, the majority of which involved federal, state or local agencies, according to the California-based Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). Since the beginning of 2005, the personal data of 88 million people have been exposed because of security breaches, the group reported. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.