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More on Nevada DMV

In working on the Choicepoint roundup for tomorrow, I found Axinar [link to http://axinar.blogspot.com/2005/03/end-of-credit-as-we-know-it.html no longer works] pointing to this story about the Las Vegas DMV heist [link to http://www.emergentchaos.com/archives/001003.html no longer works]. Apparently, all that encryption? Err. Never mind.

But Lewis said Friday that Digimarc Corp., the Beaverton, Ore.,-based company that provides digital driver’s licenses in Nevada, told her Thursday the information was not encrypted, and was readily accessible.

Oops.

[Update: Speaking of oops, I messed up Axinar’s name, and have fixed that.]

Originally published by adam on 12 Mar 2005
Last modified on 12 Mar 2005
Categories:   breaches   privacy   Uncategorized