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Social Security numbers nof nearly 50,000 Californians disclosed
Los Angeles Times, by Jack Dolan
California health officials have accidentally disclosed the Social Security numbers of nearly 50,000 of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
The numbers were printed on the outside of envelopes sent to elderly patients of the Adult Day Health Care program, many of whom are blind or have Alzheimer’s disease or other cognitive disabilities. The Department of Health Care Services sent the envelopes, which contained change-of-benefit notices, Feb. 1.
Officials have since sent follow-up letters advising recipients to destroy the envelopes and are advising patients to contact credit agencies to put a freeze on new accounts.
“Why isn’t the state doing it for them?†asked Lydia Missaelides, executive director of the California Assn. for Adult Day services, who noted that the disclosure exposed the patients to identity theft.
State employees mistakenly included the Social Security numbers in a list of patient addresses, said Karen Johnson, chief deputy director of the Department of Health Care Services. The department sent the list to an outside contractor, who printed and mailed the envelopes.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... losed.html Quote:
What would a state look like if it was run by imbeciles and union screw-ups neither of which could be removed? ↑
Look who the work force is today. Not only are there two generations of those dumbed down by public schools, but workers where English is not their first language and don't have any comprehension.
CA bureaucrats helping the illegal Mexicans to steal identities....
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