[Dataloss] follow-up: Election Commission official not aware of CD in stolen laptop

[security curmudgeon]

"No indication the [CD] disc had been copied or even removed from the 
computer."

I think that hits a new low for stupid statements regarding potential 
dataloss.

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From: InfoSec News <alerts at infosecnews.org>

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=58614

By Amanda N. Maynord
Nashville City Paper
January 24, 2008

Administrator of Election Ray Barrett said he was unaware that a compact 
disc had been left in one of the stolen laptops taken from the Davidson 
County Election Commission for more than a year.

Police said last night they were surprised to find the CD that had been 
created in November 2006 that contained sensitive voter information, 
however, there was no indication the disc had been copied or even removed 
from the computer.

I was not aware of it until [the police found it], Barrett said. They told 
me that was the [laptop] that wasnt working.

Barrett and other officials had been subpoenaed to appear in court this 
morning for Robert Osbournes preliminary hearing.

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