Records With Personal Data Found Blowing in the Wind in Illinois
Having worked in the banking industry for years, Elida Cruz routinely assured her clients that their personal information would remain confidential. So she was understandably horrified Thursday to learn that paperwork carrying her own Social Security number, birth date, phone number and job history was found literally floating down Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines. Hundreds of documents, including 2009 W-2 forms, investment account balances and job applications -- many with Social Security numbers -- were found blowing in the wind around Touhy and Eastview Drive. "I am pretty much disgusted with this," said Cruz, 47, of Chicago, who was notified by the Tribune that at least 17 documents with her Social Security number had been ...
