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Marriott Vacation Club International is missing backup tapes with personal information for 206,000 customers, owners and associates, the company disclosed on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the timeshare division of Marriott International Inc. told eWEEK that the tapes—which went missing from the company's Orlando, Fla., corporate office—may have contained addresses, credit card numbers and, in some cases, Social Security numbers.

According to the spokesman, it is unknown whether the data on the tapes was encrypted. Although MCVI does have a policy on encrypting such information, he declined to discuss whether that policy dictates that Social Security numbers or credit card numbers be encrypted.

"It all depends on what type of information that was on [the tapes]," he said. "There is a policy, but it's not something we can discuss" at this time, he said.

At this point, MCVI hasn't heard of any of the concerned individuals having been victimized by identity theft, the spokesman said.

The company discovered the missing tapes on Nov. 13 and has since been working with federal agencies including the Secret Service to investigate the disappearance, to search for the tapes and to prevent a recurrence of the loss. The investigation is ongoing.

MVCI is aware of the date and the window of time that the tapes went missing. "We've evolved our own process and checklist of when they were not where they were supposed to be, and we started the process to see if we could relocate them and identify what type of information was on them, and so on," the spokesman said.

At this point, the company doesn't know what type of encryption might have been on the backup tapes, nor what format they were in that might prevent the reading of the tapes, the spokesman said.

But according to a company statement released on Wednesday, the tapes can only be read with specialized equipment. The spokesman described the required reading equipment as being commercial-level database hardware, as opposed to something being available on a typical consumer-level computer or a home system.

MVCI sent notification letters to affected individuals on Dec. 24. The letters, sent by snail mail, offered affected individuals the opportunity to enroll in a credit monitoring service at no cost. After enrolling in the service, the individuals would be notified of credit report activity so as to take action if necessary.

Those who were impacted include timeshare owners, timeshare customers and associates. The company has set up a hotline for affected individuals at (800) 952-8145, as well as a site, at www.vacationclub.com/datasecurity.

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"may have contained addresses, credit card numbers and, in some cases, Social Security numbers." genial.. may have contained dupa care .. "in some cases" gen 90% GENIAL !!!

(poza primita de la Maria)

la inceput am considerat poza geniala - apoi am mai vazut cateva din aceeasi serie ... si e doar o intamplare, cel/cea care le-a facut are o problema gen "in spatele geamului" chestie care e oricum mai sanatoasa decat "in fatza oglinzii"

in fine. mi-am adus aminte de pink floyd si ideea de "spaces between friends"

sa cante muzica:

IF

If I were a swan, I'd be gone
If I were a train, I'd be late
And if I were a good man, I'd talk with you
more often than I do

If I were to sleep, I could dream
If I were afraid, I could hide
If I go Insane,
please don't put your wires in my brain

If I were the moon, I'd be cool
If I were a book, I would bend
If I were a good man,
I'd understand the spaces between friends

If I were alone, I could cry
And if I were with you, I'd be home and dry
And if I go insane,
will you still let me join in with the game

If I were a swan, I'd be gone
If I were a train, I'd be late again
And if I were a good man, I'd talk with you
more often than I do

http://www.buscadores.com.uy/maeso/LaDiferenciaQueHaceLaDiferencia.pps
http://www.columnasur.org/43c_dens/2005/La%20diferencia%20que%20hace%20la%20diferencia.pps


Nevoile primare ale oamenilor se considera a fi:
1. Sanatatea
2. Banii (prin intermediul carora obtinem alimente, adapost si imbracaminte si distractii)
3. Dragostea

Un mod de a atinge obiectivele acestea este sa fii bogat si prosper.

Dupa cum sunt oameni bogati si oameni saraci, tot asa sunt tari bogate si tari sarace.

Diferenta intre tarile sarace si tarile bogate nu consta in vechimea lor.
Aceasta poate fi dovedit daca dam ca exemplu tari ca India si Egiptul, care exista de mii de ani si sunt sarace

In opozitie cu acestea, sunt tari ca Australia si Noua Zeelanda, care pana in urma cu mai putin de 150 de ani erau necunoscute , iar astazi sunt tari dezvoltate si bogate.

Diferenta intre tarile bogate si cele sarace nu este legata de resursele naturale de care dispun
De exemplu, Japonia, care are un teritoriu mic si muntos, care nu este potrivit de loc nici agriculturii si nici cresterii vitelor, este a doua putere economica mondiala.
Teritoriul sau este ca o mare fabrica plutitoare care importa materie prima din toata lumea, o prelucreaza, iar produsul rezultant este exportat in toata lumea si asa acumuleaza bogatie.
Si asa avem si exemplul Elvetiei, fara acces la mare, dar care tine una din cele mai mari flote maritime din lume.
Care nu are cacao, dar are ciocolata cea mai buna din lume. Care in putinii ei kilometri patrati creste oi si cultiva doar 4 luni pe an, caci in restul timpului este iarna. Care are cele mai bune produse lactate din Europa. Si care, ca si Japonia, nu are materii prime, dar exporta produse de o calitate greu de intrecut.
O tara pe care siguranta, ordinea si munca ei au transformat-o in "casa de bani" a lumii

Si nu este nici inteligenta oamenilor care provoaca diferentele
Aceasta este demonstrata de studentii din tarile sarace care emigreaza in tarile bogate si obtin rezultate excelente in educatia lor.
Un alt exemplu poate fi vazut in managerii din tarile bogate care ne viziteaza fabricile noastre si vorbind cu ei ne dam seama ca nu exista nici o diferenta intelectuala.

In sfarsit, putem spune ca nici rasa nu produce diferenta.

In tarile Europei centrale sau nordice putem vedea cum "lenesii" (latini sau africani) demonstreaza ca ei sunt forta productiva in aceste tari.

Si atunci? Ce face diferenta?

Atitudinea persoanelor produce diferenta.

Studiind comportamentul persoanelor din tarile bogate, descoperim ca marea parte a populatiei respecta urmatoarele reguli (ordinea de aranjare se poate discuta):

1. Etica ca principiu de baza
2. Ordine si curatenie
3. Integritate, cinste
4. Punctualitate
5. Resposabilitate
6. Dorinta de perfectionare
7. Respectul pentru legi si regulamente
8. Respectul pentru drepturile celorlati
9. Dragostea de munca
10. Efortul spre economie si modestie

Avem nevoie de alte legi?

Nu e de-ajuns sa respectam cele 10 reguli simple?

In tarile sarace numai o mica parte (insignifianta) din populatie se conduce dupa regulile acestea in viata de zi cu zi.

Nu suntem saraci din cauza ca tara noastra n-are resurse naturale sau fiindca natura este cruda cu noi.

Suntem saraci pur si simplu din cauza atitudinii noastre.

Ne lipseste caracterul pentru a ne comporta dupa aceste principii de baza ale functionarii societatii.

Daca vom astepta ca guvernul sa ne rezolve problemele noastre, vom astepta toata viata.
O atentie deosebita data fapelor noastre, impreuna cu schimbarea de atitudine pot semnifica intrarea tarii nostre pe drumul progresului si bunastarii.

Valorile acestea vor anima fiecare proces de schimbare pe care il impulsionam, fiecare obiectiv care-l vom atinge, si in principal stilul de viata care-l vom avea.

Impreuna vom putea modela o tara mai buna.

aseara am visat ca mergeam in autobuz prin bucuresti si ca m-am intalnit cu emil de la sarmale. il tot intrebam de un album nou sau ceva concert.

in rest... aici au aparut afise cu deep purple si rolling stones (canta in brno)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - A computer with files that have the names and Social Security numbers of approximately 70,000 current and former employees of Ford Motor Company was stolen, the company reported.

An investigation into the theft -- which is believed to have occurred in late November -- is ongoing, and Ford has notified the FBI, Secret Service and Federal Identity Theft Task Force.

Ford also alerted the three major credit rating agencies.

Ford says it has no evidence that the information has been used for identity theft. The car maker has told employees whose information was in the computer, and it has offered to pay for credit-monitoring services.

"We sincerely regret any concern or inconvenience that this theft has caused our employees," Ford said in a statement.

"Ford takes seriously the protection of the personal information of its employees and will continue to take ... steps to safeguard it."

2005 saw several major identity information breaches, including the theft of 40 million credit card numbers from CardSystems Solutions.