On: Texas leaks 3.5 million private records including DOB and SS

[T-hawk]

I think the more surprising thing about the headline is that Texas needs 3,500,000 employees to run its state government?

[cjeane → T-hawk]

The title is inaccurate. Many of the records where from State run retirement programs, but not everyone affected is/was a state employee. Texas is a big place. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas(one of the affected organizations) alone has over 1.3 million members.

[ck2 → cjeane]

Title now edited.

[MediaBehavior → T-hawk]

Well, it's a nice fantasy, but first line of story says, "of 3.5 million people."

They may be employees somewhere - but not all employees of the state.

[ck2 → MediaBehavior]

Teachers, Workforce Commission, Employees Retirement of Texas.

All Texas employees, it's not private workforce.

[cjeane → ck2]

The Texas workforce commission is an agency that attempts to place unemployed people in jobs. The records they maintain are largely not on government employees.

[ck2 → cjeane]

Okay, I believe you are correct, title edited.

[ck2 → T-hawk]

Texas has a current population of 25 million, now compound that over decades (since it includes retiree databases).