‘Sensitive’ information of 1.4 million Maryland students not stored properly, audit shows
“Sensitive, personally identifiable information” of more than 1.4 million students and more than 200,000 teachers was improperly stored by the Maryland State Department of Education, leaving them at risk of identity theft, according to a recent audit.
The audit found that the department stored the names and Social Security numbers of students and teachers “in clear text,” despite a Maryland policy that calls for confidential data to be protected using encryption or other “substantial” mitigating controls. [Washington Post]
Founder of national Holocaust Museum, a Chevy Chase resident, dies at 77
Mark E. Talisman, an advocate of several Jewish organizations and causes as well as a founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, died July 11 at his home in Chevy Chase. He was 77.
The museum opened on the Mall in Washington in 1993, and Talisman served on its Committee on Conscience, which oversees genocide-prevention efforts. [Washington Post]
Bethesda man on house arrest receives court approval to attend church, gym
A Bethesda man on house arrest for allegedly raping a woman in 2017 received court approval to leave his home to attend church and join a gym.
Previously, the suspect was only allowed to leave his home for work, medical appointments and meetings with his attorney. [WJLA]
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