You Know My Name

now it appears so will someone else.

I received a letter from the ‘Irish Blood Transfusion Service’ today advising me that my personal details (name, date of birth, address and telephone numbers along with donation details) were on a laptop that was stolen in New York.

http://www.enn.ie/article/10123932.html

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/ibts-faces-massive-costs-if-personal-data-is-leaked-1293907.html

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0220/1203371241270.html

http://colmsmyth.blogspot.com/2008/02/preventing-companies-taking-risks-with.html

http://www.tomrafteryit.net/you-can-never-rely-on-encryption

http://obriend.info/2008/02/21/more-thoughts-on-the-ibts-data-breach

I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or kill the fucker who signed the letter.

More on this to come. I’m not pleased.