Update: Lost records found

The CD containing the unencrypted medical and personal information of approx 75,000 members of Wellpoint was found --- It had been delivered “by mistake to a resident in the Philadelphia area.”

This is utterly and completely ridiculous, especially considering the information was exchanged between two subcontractors without adequate security protection --- which is strictly prohibited by privacy laws.

As mentioned in yesterday's entry, a Magellan spokesperson stated the company would, in the future, transmit information electronically.

As you can see, sending information electronically is more secure than sending it the old-fashioned way --- via hard copies.