IP: More on: From Telecom Digest Cyber Sleuths Have More Than Your Number

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:40:11 +0000
To: farber () cis upenn edu
From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>

Dave:

> Subject: Cyber Sleuths Have More Than Your Number
> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:39:39 -0500
>
> http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/bigstory/022199/privacy.html
> By Andrew Alexander
> Cox Washington Bureau
> Washington -- "You're kidding!" my wife exclaimed when I told her that
> someone had gained access to our private bank records, lifted our
> account number and recorded our balance.
> There was more.
[lots more snipped]

And Americans wonder why Europeans are uptight about their personal data
being held in countries without data protection laws!

These of course don't solve the problem - but they are a help.

Cheers

Brian

Dept. of Computing Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU, UK
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