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Orange County Superior Court contracts with a company in Nogales Mexico who have workers that do data entry of your traffic tickets. This means they have all your info. Drivers license number, birth dates, addresses, and car license numbers. Search the John and Ken Radio show, to find numbers to call and complain. With identity theft running rampant, this makes no sense to me.
This just makes me crazy. What are people thinking?
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YES I heard about this on John and Ken!! This is just unbelievable!! At one point they tried to justify it by saying well all of the people in Mexico who have any contact with the information have had backgrounds checks. I about fell over laughing when I heard that!!! OH yeah that is going to stop them fro stealing our personal information!! What are these idiots thinking??
FYI
O.C. court defends outsourcing
Public reacts to use of company that sends DMV data to Mexico.
By PEGGY LOWE
The Orange County Register
Orange County's Superior Court contracts with a company that uses workers in Nogales, Mexico, to do the data entry of traffic tickets, a revelation on Thursday that outraged many who fear personal information is leaving the country.
The court has contracted since March 2006 with Cal Coast Data Entry, Inc., a Cerritos company that has a facility in Nogales. Information from tickets â including drivers' license numbers, car license numbers, birth dates and addresses â are scanned at the Cerritos facility and sent electronically to the Mexican facility.
In a statement issued Thursday evening, court officials defended use of the company, saying transfer of ticket information was by electronic encryption and the company has state-of-the-art security.
"The company and the staff they employ are dedicated to keeping the public's data secure and safe," the statement said. "The court wants to ensure the public that private data is safe."
Court officials refused to release the cost of the contract and said they would continue using the company. Cal Coast officials wouldn't comment, citing client confidentiality.
The disclosure of the Mexican outsourcing came from an unnamed county law enforcement officer who called a popular conservative radio program, KFI's "John & Ken Show," saying he had concerns about identity theft and the potential for terrorism. But the news had an even larger impact because the shock jocks urged their faithful listeners to call the Orange County Board of Supervisors and complain.
Supervisors were bombarded with angry callers who were told that the county doesn't have jurisdiction over the courts and that it's a state agency. That didn't mollify the callers or the radio hosts, and Supervisor Chris Norby appeared on the show and denounced the court's hiring of the outsourcing company.
"(DMV information) has to be kept as closely guarded as possible and outsourcing this kind of information outside the country is something this board would never support," Norby said.
Whether other California courts follow the same practice is uncertain. Lynn Holton, a spokeswoman for the Judicial Council of California, said she didn't know if all 58 superior courts in the state enter into contracts for outsourcing data processing but it is within a court's discretion to do so.
"Many courts in California enter into contracts for various services that are needed for court operations," she said.
John and Ken were unrepentant in pointing listeners to the wrong agency, although the station removed the supervisors' phone numbers from its Web site at midday. Getting masses of people to react to erroneous information is a growing trend, thanks to the lightning quick speed of the Internet, said Barbara O'Connor, director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media at Cal State Sacramento.
The problem is especially pertinent to "infotainment," and talk radio likes to encourage "participatory audiences," she said.
"That is a universal problem. Increasingly every tipster in the world gives media entities information and it's often wrong, and they post it," O'Connor said. "So the media in general has to be very careful before they post it on the Web and unleash the masses to go after the target."
The courts have contracted with outside agencies for data entry of traffic citations for several years, the court's statement said. In addition to the electronic security, an independent company audits Cal Coast to ensure compliance, the Nogales facility has 24/7 security and the staff are required to undergo a national felony background check. Nogales employees are also certified by the Sonoran State Police, the courts statement said.
YES I heard about this on John and Ken!! This is just unbelievable!! At one point they tried to justify it by saying well all of the people in Mexico who have any contact with the information have had backgrounds checks. I about fell over laughing when I heard that!!! OH yeah that is going to stop them fro stealing our personal information!! What are these idiots thinking??
FYI
O.C. court defends outsourcing
Public reacts to use of company that sends DMV data to Mexico.
By PEGGY LOWE
The Orange County Register
Orange County's Superior Court contracts with a company that uses workers in Nogales, Mexico, to do the data entry of traffic tickets, a revelation on Thursday that outraged many who fear personal information is leaving the country.
The court has contracted since March 2006 with Cal Coast Data Entry, Inc., a Cerritos company that has a facility in Nogales. Information from tickets â including drivers' license numbers, car license numbers, birth dates and addresses â are scanned at the Cerritos facility and sent electronically to the Mexican facility.
In a statement issued Thursday evening, court officials defended use of the company, saying transfer of ticket information was by electronic encryption and the company has state-of-the-art security.
"The company and the staff they employ are dedicated to keeping the public's data secure and safe," the statement said. "The court wants to ensure the public that private data is safe."
Court officials refused to release the cost of the contract and said they would continue using the company. Cal Coast officials wouldn't comment, citing client confidentiality.
The disclosure of the Mexican outsourcing came from an unnamed county law enforcement officer who called a popular conservative radio program, KFI's "John & Ken Show," saying he had concerns about identity theft and the potential for terrorism. But the news had an even larger impact because the shock jocks urged their faithful listeners to call the Orange County Board of Supervisors and complain.
Supervisors were bombarded with angry callers who were told that the county doesn't have jurisdiction over the courts and that it's a state agency. That didn't mollify the callers or the radio hosts, and Supervisor Chris Norby appeared on the show and denounced the court's hiring of the outsourcing company.
"(DMV information) has to be kept as closely guarded as possible and outsourcing this kind of information outside the country is something this board would never support," Norby said.
Whether other California courts follow the same practice is uncertain. Lynn Holton, a spokeswoman for the Judicial Council of California, said she didn't know if all 58 superior courts in the state enter into contracts for outsourcing data processing but it is within a court's discretion to do so.
"Many courts in California enter into contracts for various services that are needed for court operations," she said.
John and Ken were unrepentant in pointing listeners to the wrong agency, although the station removed the supervisors' phone numbers from its Web site at midday. Getting masses of people to react to erroneous information is a growing trend, thanks to the lightning quick speed of the Internet, said Barbara O'Connor, director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media at Cal State Sacramento.
The problem is especially pertinent to "infotainment," and talk radio likes to encourage "participatory audiences," she said.
"That is a universal problem. Increasingly every tipster in the world gives media entities information and it's often wrong, and they post it," O'Connor said. "So the media in general has to be very careful before they post it on the Web and unleash the masses to go after the target."
The courts have contracted with outside agencies for data entry of traffic citations for several years, the court's statement said. In addition to the electronic security, an independent company audits Cal Coast to ensure compliance, the Nogales facility has 24/7 security and the staff are required to undergo a national felony background check. Nogales employees are also certified by the Sonoran State Police, the courts statement said.
What is the fastest street legal car in the world?
samm95
Answer
It would be very hard to find the fastest street-legal car in the world, since there are so many one-off custom cars. For instance, the VRAlexander's Carrera GT with 2800 hp. See more about his car in the Streetfire video if you can find it.
I see some already know the fastest fastest street-legal production car in the world to be the SSC Ultimate Aero (in terms of achieved top speed).
It has 1183 hp, 1094 lb-ft. torque, goes from 0-60 in 2.78 seconds,
and has an estimated top speed of 270+ mph, although only about 257.41 mph was achieved on the 2½-mile-long road.
SSC plans to make an attempt for the Ultimate Aero to achieve its true top speed sometime in the future on a longer road.
In my opinion, the Ultimate Aero looks cooler than the Veyron (especially the regular model--the Pur Sang looks a lot better than the base one). Others disagree. However, the price of the Aero's approximate $650,000 price tag compared to the Veyron's $1.3 million+ shows a large difference. This comes partly because the Veyron was built more as a luxury car that's really fast, while the Ultimate Aero was designed as more of a sports car/supercar. The Veyron has some more sophisticated machinery, such as its airbrake/wing and other interior things, but interestingly enough, it lacks a touchscreen infotainment system, while the Ultimate Aero has one. If the Veyron didn't have around 1000 hp and have all-wheel drive, it wouldn't be anywhere near as fast as it is, because it weighs a lot.
Koenigsegg and Bugatti have to fight for the "second fastest" title, with cars such as Koenigsegg's CCXR and CCXR Edition and Bugatti's famed Veyron.
Recently, someone said that Bugatti will end production of the Veyron with a GT model with more horsepower and a top speed of 260, making it the fastest car in the world again.
However, even if that is correct, I doubt it would beat the Ultimate Aero, since the full potential of the car has yet to be unleashed, and is much lighter than the Veyron.
But in case the Veyron GT (if it is to be made) beats the Ultimate Aero, SSC will likely just turn up the boost on their car, as it is only running 14 p.s.i. right now.
And the incredible claims that the Barabus TKR can accelerate from 0-60 in 1.67 seconds and has a top speed of 270 mph HAVE YET TO BE VERIFIED, so for the moment those claims are only rumors.
If they are verified, the Ultimate Aero will likely still have a higher top speed, but if not, a simple increase of boost should fix that.
Headline: "SSC makes 'World's Fastest Car' again by boosting Ultimate Aero's horsepower to 1250 hp" or something like that. Wouldn't that be kind of funny? (it would probably make the other guys frustrated)
It would be very hard to find the fastest street-legal car in the world, since there are so many one-off custom cars. For instance, the VRAlexander's Carrera GT with 2800 hp. See more about his car in the Streetfire video if you can find it.
I see some already know the fastest fastest street-legal production car in the world to be the SSC Ultimate Aero (in terms of achieved top speed).
It has 1183 hp, 1094 lb-ft. torque, goes from 0-60 in 2.78 seconds,
and has an estimated top speed of 270+ mph, although only about 257.41 mph was achieved on the 2½-mile-long road.
SSC plans to make an attempt for the Ultimate Aero to achieve its true top speed sometime in the future on a longer road.
In my opinion, the Ultimate Aero looks cooler than the Veyron (especially the regular model--the Pur Sang looks a lot better than the base one). Others disagree. However, the price of the Aero's approximate $650,000 price tag compared to the Veyron's $1.3 million+ shows a large difference. This comes partly because the Veyron was built more as a luxury car that's really fast, while the Ultimate Aero was designed as more of a sports car/supercar. The Veyron has some more sophisticated machinery, such as its airbrake/wing and other interior things, but interestingly enough, it lacks a touchscreen infotainment system, while the Ultimate Aero has one. If the Veyron didn't have around 1000 hp and have all-wheel drive, it wouldn't be anywhere near as fast as it is, because it weighs a lot.
Koenigsegg and Bugatti have to fight for the "second fastest" title, with cars such as Koenigsegg's CCXR and CCXR Edition and Bugatti's famed Veyron.
Recently, someone said that Bugatti will end production of the Veyron with a GT model with more horsepower and a top speed of 260, making it the fastest car in the world again.
However, even if that is correct, I doubt it would beat the Ultimate Aero, since the full potential of the car has yet to be unleashed, and is much lighter than the Veyron.
But in case the Veyron GT (if it is to be made) beats the Ultimate Aero, SSC will likely just turn up the boost on their car, as it is only running 14 p.s.i. right now.
And the incredible claims that the Barabus TKR can accelerate from 0-60 in 1.67 seconds and has a top speed of 270 mph HAVE YET TO BE VERIFIED, so for the moment those claims are only rumors.
If they are verified, the Ultimate Aero will likely still have a higher top speed, but if not, a simple increase of boost should fix that.
Headline: "SSC makes 'World's Fastest Car' again by boosting Ultimate Aero's horsepower to 1250 hp" or something like that. Wouldn't that be kind of funny? (it would probably make the other guys frustrated)
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