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THANK YOU for this notice. My parent's with a last name beginning with B happened to work at Naval Facilities Command during that time period. They are currently retired and would not be actively scanning such reports.

Whether they are on that list or not, it's good for them to call and see.

I appreciate the notice. I myself had information stolen from Monster where my application for federal employment resided.

If my family of federal employees have had two instances, that suggests data leaks and thefts are more common than even I (a professed internet geek who worked with some of the original developers of Mozilla at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) imagined.

If having information stolen is rare, then I wish I had been exposed to a different rare event...like winning the lottery.

Sigh

Their Son  | Thursday, January 17, 2008 |  10:26 AM

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I was flabergasted to find out from a retired Army friend of mine that his military ID card, that he uses to get on post with, has his social security number (SSN) as his ID number. His wife's card also has her SSN on it and she needs this to get her perscriptions. I cannot believe that with all the information that we have regarding identity theft that the Army does not change this policy.

Debbie  | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |  02:46 PM

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The military used to have service numbers and did not use social service numbers in time past. Perhaps it is time for giving a service number to all DOD military and Civilians as a way to protect them. Then the only ones that could cause any damage are those who are holding personel files and could be held responsible too.

John  | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |  01:43 PM

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Having been a recipient of a letter of stolen personal computerized information and the potential for identity theft, I empathize. This problem has gone beyond the realm of endurance and the Government must take-charge and become more proactive in this age of automation. Penalties for employees with sensitive information contained in databases who fail to exercise the caution of a reasonably prudent person providing access to or appropriation of equipment must be penalized to a magnitude commensurate with the malice of the appropriator and the stress endured by the innocent individual whose identity was stolen for nefarious purposes. As for the appropriators, being drawn and quartered sounds good. The ‘Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act’ is not enough and must be more firmly constructed. By stealing an individual’s financial reputation, criminals quickly damage a person’s lifelong effort to maintain a good credit rating and repairing damage takes an inordinate amount of time in months or years, which is grossly unjust.

CAE  | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |  11:01 AM

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