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Byline: Daniel Wolfe
Mail Mishap
A judge has ordered that Google Inc. shut down the Gmail Web mail account of someone, identity unknown, who was mistakenly sent the Social Security numbers of 1,300 people by a Wyoming bank.
After Rocky Mountain Bank in Wilson, Wyo., accidentally e-mailed the sensitive data to the unknown Gmail user, it asked that Google identify the recipient, MediaPost reported online Sept. 24. Google, adhering to its privacy policy, insisted that it could only do so if the bank obtained a court order.
A judge issued the order last week, insisting that Google both identify the user and shut down the account. The bank also tried to e-mail the person, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but got no response.
John Morris, the general counsel at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit group that promotes open communication on the Internet, said the ruling is too heavy-handed.
"At the end of the...
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