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InformationWeek: Our P2P Investigation Turns Up Business Data Galore

Avi Baumstein writes on InformationWeek:

Are peer-to-peer networks really filled with sensitive corporate data just waiting to be plucked and abused? It seems unlikely--surely people wouldn't be that sloppy. Like a 19th century prospector, I decided to dip my pan into the stream to see what I could find.

The results were shocking and scary--loads of confidential business documents and enough personal information to ruin any number of lives and create PR nightmares for quite a few companies. Among the business documents were spreadsheets, billing data, health records, RFPs, internal audits, product specs, and meeting notes, all found in a quick expedition, using simple tools.

posted by Fergie @ 3/16/2008 10:14:00 PM