Iowa
State University Extension responding to the needs of Iowans
Iowa State University Extension is
- helping
offer Who
is You? The Coming Epidemic of Identity Theft
book at a discounted price through University Book
Store;
- distributed
a copy of identity theft book to each ISU Extension
county office in the state, each public library,
and each veteran's hospital; and
- distributing
short course content on CDs and/or offer the course
online.
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A
Department of Veterans Affairs staff member took information
on a disk drive home to work on a project, without authorization.
The data included names, Social Security numbers and dates
of birth for veterans. The disk drive was stolen May 3 from
the staff member's Maryland home.
Iowa
has 276,000 veterans; the number of veterans who had information
on the disc drive is uncertain.
Identity
Theft Blog by Steffen Schmidt and Michael McCoy
www.stolendata.blogspot.com
Who
is You? The Coming Epidemic of Identity Theft
by Steffen Schmidt and Michael McCoy
Urbandale, IA, the Consortium, ISBN 0977326004.
ISU Extension and the authors worked with the University
Book Store on campus so the book is for sale at the discounted
price of $5. Books may be ordered by calling (800) 478-0048.
May
30, 2006 Iowa State University Extension news release
For
more information, contact
Kris Phelps, kphelps@iastate.edu
Michael
McCoy (515) 419-3404
Steffen
Schmidt, sws@iastate.edu
ISU
Extension publications on consumer privacy
Throughout
Iowa, ISU Extension offers programs on protecting consumer
privacy.
April 11, 2006 news release
VA
laptop recovered; FBI says data not accessed
Associated Press June 29, 2006 news story
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