YOUR COMMENTS

The State of NH should be held financially responsible for any wrong doing that might come of the personal data that was released from the Department of Health and Human Services. The information was released by someone who had a security clearance and should be released from the department for not being trustworthy.
- Senior Citizen, Goffstown

The State of NH should be held financially responsible for any wrong doing that might come of the personal data that was released from the Department of Health and Human Services. The information was released by someone who had a security clearance and should be released from the department for not being trustworthy.
- Senior Citizen, Goffstown

Just think if we did not have a right to privacy none of this would be an issue. One good reason to keep conservatives from power.
- Joe Zelinski, Menlo Park Ca.

If the information breach happened on Dec 1, why are we just finding out about this now? Was the goal to give identity thieves a two week head start? Someone from Health and Human Services should be held accountable for allowing this to remain out of the public's eye for over two weeks. That is completely unacceptable.
- Glen, Manchester

Many seniors live in fear of not being able to protect themselves from crime, fraud, and losing physical independence. The dept. to which is suppose to protect and have the best interest of our citizens in mind has made a huge error. This occurrance happened over 2 weeks ago and is now just notifying those 9,300 who were had information released. There is no excuse for this. I can not believe action was not taken sooner. I do hope this will be investiaged. How does one release information on 9,300 people and no one takes action for 4 days!? and the public finds out 2 weeks later?? Sounds like a cover up that went bad!
- T.W., Manchester NH

Place your well being, personal information and survival in the hands of the government, and this is what you get.

Just think of how much more all of our government will be now that Mr. Obama and his associates would really like to be in charge of all of our health care in addition to everything else they control in our lives.

Yep, I know this was a State mistake, but government is government. NH tends to run on a lower bid process than the federal boys do.
- Pete, Swanzey

It's just one travesty after another! As it is seniors have been tossed to the curb/ Sununu and Gregg (independently wealthy) voted AGAINST imported drugs from Canada and Japan. The same drug company's make this medicine. As for stolen information/ you're on your own. Nobody is EVER held accountable no matter what the COSTLY mistakes.
- jude moriary, Claremont

This is just another thing I have to add to the list of things to do for my elderly parents for the fees from the bank to put credit protection on their accounts do I bill this to the STATE OF NH? This Medicare Part D costs more than the Rx that one is on. Here's your 5% raise now pay for Part D extra for food and heat and oh yeah credit protection = total cost 8% of their check! The elderly are put into homes because they can't afford to live on their SS check
- pam lheureux, weare

Its not even just the state thing. Company's do it and there is still no crime. We need to make it a crime to let people have some way of punishing those who are irresponsible with it no matter how it gets out. If you take the responsibility to handle peoples confidential information then you should be held legally liable for it. If it is sold or leaked out.
The credit watch services should be paid for by the party responsible for safeguarded information getting out. At the very least. It should not be up to the victims to pay out of pocket to activate such actions due to others stupidity.
- Eric, Manchester, NH

And if they get that income tax they want they'll have even more of our personal information to lose control of.
- Rowland, Fremont

Another great state employee that was more worried about his raise then doing his or her job. Who is going to held responsible for this?
- Jay, Concord

Well i think its just stupid they make these mistakes and they just say were sorry if we the people did this it would be a huge crime but hey when your the state of NH you can do what you please.
- Shaun Washburn, Manchester NH

That's just great. Another something for the elderly and disabled to worry about.
- C-J, Salem,NH