9,000 USB sticks abandoned in laundrettes

9,000 USB sticks abandoned in laundrettes: "'We conducted this survey to show people how easy it is to lose data, even in their local laundrette, and that none of us are infallible,' explained Michael Callahan, a senior Credant Technologies VP. 'If the data is sensitive or valuable then people should protect this information with encryption so no-one can access the data at any point - as it could easily end up in the wrong hands.'"