One of the most astounding IT stories of the week comes courtesy of a computer technician from the Alaska Department of Revenue who reportedly wiped out a disc drive containing an account worth $38 billion. The unnamed computer technician, while reportedly doing routine maintenance work, accidentally deleted applicant information from Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, which is the fund that pays Alaska residents a yearly dividend of Alaskan oil-related profits.
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Fail-Safe System Fails in Alaska’s Data Debacle
Posted by: Chris Maxcer March 21, 2007 02:30 AMOne of the most astounding IT stories of the week comes courtesy of a computer technician from the Alaska Department of Revenue who reportedly wiped out a disc drive containing an account worth $38 billion. The unnamed computer technician, while reportedly doing routine maintenance work, accidentally deleted applicant information from Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, which is the fund that pays Alaska residents a yearly dividend of Alaskan oil-related profits.