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Sensitive data dumped at recycling center
San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) ^ | 2/2/7 | David Lazarus

Posted on 02/02/2007 8:28:34 AM PST by BullDog108

Sensitive data dumped at recycling center
Indian Consulate tossed visa applications from business,
political figures at S.F. facility

Thousands of visa applications and other sensitive documents, including paperwork submitted by top executives and political figures, sat for more than a month in the open yard of a San Francisco recycling center after they were dumped there by the city's Indian Consulate.

The documents, which security experts say represented a potential treasure trove for identity thieves or terrorists, finally were hauled away Wednesday after The Chronicle inspected the site and questioned officials at the consulate and the recycling facility.

Among the papers were visa applications submitted by Byron Pollitt, chief financial officer of San Francisco's Gap Inc., and Anne Gust, wife of California Attorney General Jerry Brown.

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Great! My application is sitting in their offices since last month, so hopefully they will have learned from this and shred it properly . . .


1 posted on 02/02/2007 8:28:35 AM PST by BullDog108
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To: BullDog108

Whew! My visa application went to D.C.


2 posted on 02/02/2007 8:32:04 AM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com†|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: BullDog108

Typical Third-World mentality.


3 posted on 02/02/2007 9:49:17 AM PST by Penner
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