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Personal information discovered in dumpster
Mar 20, 08
Summary: The personal information of hundreds of local residents is now out in public view. Social Security numbers and financial records of customers of a Flint-based realty mortgage company have been found in a dumpster. Affordable Realty occupied office space inside the Ben Agree building on Dort Highway for years. The company was evicted and all of its sensitive customer information ended up outside in...
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