Statement of Wisconsin Governor Doyle: Protecting Social Security Numbers

January 15, 2008 -- Following news from the Secretary of the Department of Administration, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle issued the following statement:

“What happened at DOA is unacceptable and I have ordered immediate action to correct the problem. It is clear that state workers took various steps to prevent this breach of information, but any breach – no matter how small – is unacceptable.

“Our greatest responsibility is to protect the citizens of this state. That means we must do everything possible to dutifully protect the private information of every citizen and crackdown hard against identity theft. We will work with lawmakers and others to ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect social security numbers and other sensitive information.

“Today I’ve asked Metavante, a leading expert in financial services and privacy protection, to lead an immediate review of state agencies to determine where private information is held and how to best protect that information. Every day government has to collect and share sensitive information. We must ensure that we are doing everything we can to keep that information secure.”

Source: Wisconsin Governor

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