Sheriff's Online Database Leaks Info On Informants 185
Tootech writes with this snippet from NPR:
"A Colorado sheriff's online database mistakenly revealed the identities of confidential drug informants and listed phone numbers, addresses and Social Security numbers of suspects, victims and others interviewed during criminal investigations, authorities said. The breach potentially affects some 200,000 people, and Mesa County sheriff's deputies have been sifting through the database to determine who, if anyone, is in jeopardy. ... The FBI and Google Inc. are trying to determine who accessed the database, the sheriff said. Their concern: That someone may have copied it and could post it, WikiLeaks-style, on the Internet. 'The truth is, once it's been out there and on the Internet and copied, you're never going to regain total control,' Hilkey said. Thousands of pages of confidential information were vulnerable from April until Nov. 24, when someone notified authorities after finding their name on the Internet. Officials said the database was accessed from within the United States, as well as outside the country, before it was removed from the server."
Re:Donutleaks strikes again! (Score:2, Informative)
It should be noted that the "maybe use a drone or something" quote is from a _former_ adviser to the Canadian prime minister, so someone whose role in politics is minimal and historical. Also note that the article you linked to was from the 1st of December, before Assange was taken in to custody.