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What can I do about it?
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Yesterday I wrote about the loss of 26 milion records by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and it's generated a lot of comments. One of the most common questions asked was "What can we do about it?" And the answer is much the same as it's been for as long as this country's been around: contact your federal representatives and let them know exactly how unhappy you are that our data has been treated so callously and that your going to show that with your votes in the future.
A good place to start is the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Read their article about how to approach your representatives. Even though you're upset, the best way to communicate with them is with a calm, well thought out argument. What surprised me is that a hand written letter is no longer the way to go, email is the prefered method of contact.
This most recent foul up isn't minor, and many of our representatives are ex-military themselves. Speak up and let them know how upset you are. The only way we can prevent another incident like what's happened at the VA from happening again is by putting pressure where it will do the most good.
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