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State Computer w/ Sensitive Medical Data Almost Sold
Posted by Paul Szynol on Friday, February 07 @ 12:57:33 EST Privacy
TechNews reports that a computer which contained sensitive medical data -- names of people with AIDS and other STDs -- was almost sold by a state agency in KY. The "computer's hard drive was thought to have been wiped clean when it was shipped off for sale late last year."
 
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