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I have been emailing with the presentor, Eric Berman Deputy Comptroller for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, about some of the other information that he talked about durning his session. If I can work up the nerve and figure out the right way to word it, I will ask him about the source of his claims on identity theft and hotel key cards.

I'd heard about that a year or so back....so now i just keep them and shred them at home. what i heard was that the information is erased from occupant to occupant but while you're staying there, the info on name, address is still on the card. i'm not sure about credit card info though.....no idea why that would be on that little card that only opens a door. i find it hard to believe that a training instructor would be giving...

How does the thief get the information off of the card? Would it have to be someone that has access to the hotel computer? I just had someone hack into my PayPal account and buy some video games. Luckily it wasn't a huge amount ($75) and PayPal is already crediting my account back. Last month my sister's car was broken into and her purse was stolen. Classic case of leaving your purse in the car while at the gym. She learned the hard...

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