From Deseret News archives:
U. data recovery a relief
This is very good news for hundreds of thousands of patients in the region who feared their personal information had been compromised. Local, state and federal enforcement officials combined resources to recover the tapes and bring down the thief and other suspects. They are to be commended.
It is such good news that most affected people were wondering why law enforcement and university officials did not release information about the recovery of the data tapes until Wednesday afternoon. Patients who have been stressing over the data theft since mid-June would have appreciated more information sooner.
The FBI has custody of the data tapes. Agents will determine if any information was accessed. Otherwise, University of Utah officials have been tight-lipped about the arrests and discovery of the tapes.
We hope this will turn out to be a false alarm, albeit a costly one. Early on, officials estimated that the university would spend $500,000 alone informing patients whether their Social Security, driver's license or other information was on the data tapes that were stolen.
If nothing else, this episode is a cautionary tale for any business or government agency that collects personal information. They and their contractors must go to great lengths to safeguard that information. Likewise, these events should impress upon consumers the value of regular inspections of one's credit history and their right to ask businesses and government agencies that request personal information why it is necessary.
Recent comments
We have 64 byte encryption. If your data is encrypted who can read it?
Anonymous | July 5, 2008 at 3:08 p.m.
There should be strict laws of who can even ask for your social...
Craig | July 5, 2008 at 8:53 a.m.
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