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US Army Files Found On Second-Hand MP3 Player

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the great-seller-+++ dept.

MichaelSmith writes "A New Zealand man who bought a second hand MP3 player from a store in the US found it loaded with the names and personal details of American soldiers, as well as a mission briefing and information about equipment. Chris Ogle says he will return the unit to the US Defense Department if asked, and that it never worked as a music player anyway. A slightly different version of the story is available from TVNZ."

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  1. what are the exit policies of the army? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    i would think that in an organization as large and as stereotypically stringent as the us army that they'd have some sort of exit policy for equipment and personnel. could it be that it was bypassed in an extraordinary effort by trolls to make a pun about goatse or other stretched orifices left with wounds made by sharp objects exiting their bodies?

  2. Where the hell is DHS now? by Sun.Jedi · · Score: -1, Troll

    The US spends ~$146B plus $46.5B per year for 2 wars and DHS, but they can't even scrub an old flash drive?

    Allowing that kind of data (if true) is an unconscionable crime. It is a treasonous act, even if in error.

    Kudos to Chris Ogle for doing the right thing with this information.