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Who Wants To Be An Oregonian?
Anonymous Coward writes "TheOregonian.com is reporting that an identity theft ring was caught with ownership of a set of CD's which contained records on every registered driver (~2.5 million people) in the State of Oregon. With all the calls for identity smart cards, federal databases, and better connections among existing state databases, this story should provide a real warning for the abuse such systems invite...by both criminals and the government itself...the records are actually for sale to 'approved' companies like news organizations and banks. The full story can be read here on yahoo as well."
The irony is thick here: Larry Ellison has a summer home in Oregon due to the leanient drivers laws, he has a Oregon driver's license.
...at least I can speculate.
Bringing irony to the Slash-masses
Can't wait to get mine, maybe if i'm lucky it will even be tied to MS passport. :)
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