[Dataloss] dumpster diving in Baco Raton Fl

[Henry Brown]

Original Story Posted on Jun 3, 2008
Two Updates posted jun 4 and Jun 10

http://www.wflxfox29.com/Global/story.asp?S=8416813

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Piles and piles of personal files with tax information, social security 
numbers and license numbers, were found in a Boca Raton dumpster. These 
dumpsters are located between a set of warehouses here on Northwest 
First Avenue.

The dumped personal records inside, apparently belonged to Wheeler's 
Moving Company. Some files even dated back as far as 20 years or more.

An incredible amount of personal information and old client files 
containing driver's licenses, social security numbers, telephone 
numbers, addresses and birth dates were found on these files.

After contacting the Wheeler's Moving Company, they claimed to have 
moved out of Boca Raton and into Jupiter about a year ago and they had 
no idea this had happened. Police received a call Monday, and were able 
to clean up a majority of this dumpster.

There are currently some remnants of the files out there, but officials 
are doing their best to protect the people on these files so their 
identities are not stolen and get these files and papers shredded properly.

And a followup

[...]
Spieler says she used a Boca moving company 13 years ago. That moving 
company was sold and relocated. The building owner now cleaning out and 
tossing the files with information on employees, applicants and 
customers like Spieler. "It shouldn't have been available to anybody, 
but nobody has done anything."

Building owner Charles Wheeler, former owner of the moving company, 
says, "In my heart I don't think it's going to be a problem. And I 
didn't realize until I heard from you guys that there was something 
sensitive in there. And it should have never been thrown out."