Georgia Parents’ Vital Records Found in Trash
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The state is warning parents of 140,000 babies that some of their personal and medical information has been exposed because of a security lapse.
The Georgia Department of Human Resources mailed letters Wednesday to the parents of infants born in the state between April 1, 2006, and March 16, 2007, saying records containing their Social Security numbers and information about their medical histories were improperly discarded.
A spokesperson explained that for about a year someone was not shredding the supplemental forms parents are asked to fill out which are used for public health analysis. In the mailed letters, parents are urged to closely monitor their own credit.
[AccessNorthGa]
Written by MCruz on May 18th, 2007 with
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Jones
#1. May 18th, 2007, at 11:06 AM.
My twins were born in Atlanta last year. I didn’t receive a letter. Does anyone know where I can find a copy of it?