We at ChoicePoint understand the concerns and fears that many of the posters to this site have expressed in recent days and wanted to briefly clear up some questions.
First, ChoicePoint voluntarily notified 145,000 people whose files MAY have been accessed in this incident. We did so as soon as the California legal authorities informed us of the extent of the problem.
We've told those potentially affected how ChoicePoint will help them monitor and correct any situations regarding the potential identity theft issues.
We've also changed our internal procedures as part of our ongoing effort to make our databases more secure, and continue to look for ways to further strengthen the vetting process for new customers as well as how we seek potential fraud or abuse once customers begin to use our data.
We understand that there is great suspicion and a lack of understanding about what we do and how we do it. We hope to begin and encourage a broader dialogue on the risks and rewards of information uses.
Hopefully, some of your questions can be answered by checking the homepage of our ChoicePoint website at www.choicepoint.com. James E. Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of ChoicePoint
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We at ChoicePoint understand the concerns and fears that many of the posters to this site have expressed in recent days and wanted to briefly clear up some questions. First, ChoicePoint voluntarily notified 145,000 people whose files MAY have been accessed in this incident. We did so as soon as the California legal authorities informed us of the extent of the problem. We've told those potentially affected how ChoicePoint will help them monitor and correct any situations regarding the potential identity theft issues. We've also changed our internal procedures as part of our ongoing effort to make our databases more secure, and continue to look for ways to further strengthen the vetting process for new customers as well as how we seek potential fraud or abuse once customers begin to use our data. We understand that there is great suspicion and a lack of understanding about what we do and how we do it. We hope to begin and encourage a broader dialogue on the risks and rewards of information uses. Hopefully, some of your questions can be answered by checking the homepage of our ChoicePoint website at www.choicepoint.com. James E. Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of ChoicePoint