Laptop with airport security program applicants missing

Yet another data breach? A laptop computer with the personal information of 33,000 passengers seeking to enroll in an airport security prescreening program--the irony is almost too much--has been stolen from San Francisco International Airport, the AP reports. The laptop is owned by Verified Identity Pass, which operates the program at 17 airports nationwide. The TSA says the computer was unencrypted and was reported missing more than a week ago; the agency wasn't notified until Sunday. The computer was stolen from a locked room apparently, and required two levels of passwords. The data did not include SSNs, apparently. Still, this is a black eye for all involved. There likely will be repercussions. Will Verified Identity Pass be held accountable? Will its contract be renewed?

For more:
- here's the AP article

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