Comments on: Oh where, oh where has my nuclear weapons data gone? Oh where, oh where can it be?

Oh where, oh where has my nuclear weapons data gone? Oh where, oh where can it be?

the littlest brussels sprout — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:58:59 -0800

Ever wanted a visual tally of the computers, personal data, and other property lost by or stolen from the US federal government? Presenting the Government Lost & Found Map, via OhMyGov!.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:14:35 -0800

Isn't this, then, why conservatives oppose all things done by government? Are we to assume that things done by private enterprise would hold losses accountable to someone etc?

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:08:00 -0800

I don't know what we are to assume, but I find this fascinating, in that eye-popping, face-smacking sort of way. Case in point: OOPS: Personal Data from the Bowling Green Police Department Published on Website Last Updated by Lauren on Apr 4, 2008 Date Posted: Nov. 2006. Inadvertent publishing of the names, SSNs, and phone numbers of 200 suspects and victims on the daily blotter. Oops, indeed!

By: dilettante

dilettante — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:19:34 -0800

Doesn't look like just the U.S. federal government - there seem to be a lot of incidents from state and local governments.