@Steven Roper - First an upvote. I would add that all customers have a reasonable claim against any vendor to treat what ever personal information they may have as the "most valuable thing in the world." Or least to make a very serious effort to protect it. I am not thrilled about breaches such as at Target but Target seemed to vaguely grasp the concept they have privileged, personal customer information. Target's execution, there somethings best left unsaid.
I am not sure what information is being stored but I would not be surprised if the home country does not have some commercial and privacy law, however weak, that demands some minimal data protection efforts. It sounds like someone may get an all expense paid, multi-year stay at the Big House when the dust has settled.
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