[CW] Radio Shack - Dumps Thousands Of Customer Records In Dumspter

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*Radio Shack - Dumps Thousands Of Customer Records In Dumspter - Texas 
Sues 
<http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/2007/04/07/radio-shack-dumps-thousands-of-customer-records-in-dumspter-texas-sues>*

It wasn’t bad enough that a Radio Shack store dumped thousands of 
customer records in a dumpster, but the information contained not only 
personal information of the customers but also social security and 
credit/debit card information as well. The Attorney Generals office for 
the State Of Texas has filed a suit against Radio Shack which is based 
in Fort Worth which alleges the records dumping was in violation of 
state statute.

One of the fines carries a penalty of $50,000 which amounts to a slap on 
the wrist for a company that owns over 4500 stores in the US. Isn’t it 
time that penalties be increased to reflect the seriousness of 
carelessly deposing of such a treasure trove of information that could 
of potentially fallen into the hands of criminals?

What is annoying about this is that no matter how hard we consumers try 
to protect our personal information, we have ‘idiots’ in control who 
don’t have the brains given to a pigeon, who have access to our records. 
This is disturbing following the break in a TJ Maxx which I had just 
reported which further supports the notion that we consumers need to 
speak up more and force all companies, big or small, to better secure 
our personal data.

I am sure we all agree that data theft and identity theft have taken on 
a more important part of our daily lives in that we all recognize that 
this crime has now reached epidemic proportions and that all of us are 
being exposed in some way or another. But what really is starting to 
become irritating is the fact that no one really seems to care. There is 
so much money being spent by consumers who charge purchases on their 
debit or credit cards, that even the banking system appears to have 
accepted data loss as a necessary evil that is beyond their control.

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/2007/04/07/radio-shack-dumps-thousands-of-customer-records-in-dumspter-texas-sues

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagnews/release.php?id=1961


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