After the latest hack attack, can feds trust Uncle Sam with their personal information?

The Washington Post: For federal employees, the massive data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) raises a troubling question: Why should the government be trusted to protect their personal information?

OPM says a “cybersecurity incident,” revealed on Thursday, was detected in April. “Incident” is small word for a big theft, a serious and far-reaching hijacking that endangers the personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 4 million current and former federal employees. The cybertheft began in December.

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