Laptop Computer Security

Rip of the Week: 754 Children at Risk After Childhood Center Laptop Stolen

Two laptops were stolen from Roosevelt Early Childhood Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, which contained private student information for 754 students. The data included information about student behavioral issues, names, internal ID numbers, and number of discipline referrals.

Thankfully Social Security Numbers, addresses and phone numbers were not among the data.

And yet, it’s sad to think that your child’s behavioral record is now “out there,” in an example of some non-traditional data that can go missing when a laptop walks off.

I noticed that this theft was mentioned in a Redemtech email. Problem is, I snoozed on this particular one too long and now the article itself is archived by the St. Cloud Times, who forces visitors to pony up some money to access articles after several weeks.

Note that the Google Cache can help on this one if you are in inclined to use it. This particular breach isn’t mentioned at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

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