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Re: USGS returns to the Internet

  • From: David Lesher
  • Date: Sun Dec 09 22:00:40 2001

Unnamed Administration sources reported that Patrick Greenwell said:
> 
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, David Lesher wrote:
 
> "Further ordered that defendants shall immediately disconnect from the
> Internet all computers within the custody and control of the Department of
> the Interior, its employees and contractors, that have access to
> individual Indian trust data."

Thank you. For some reason I was unable to screen grab that pdf.

> I have no personal knowledge of the DOI's infrastructure, and unless you
> do, I think we're all left to speculate as to whether or not the "home
> page server" of the DOI had access to the Indian trust data. My
> speculation would be that it does if it's Internet connected...

I can see no reason why a server full of personal data would be. 


{But this is getting way OT}

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