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Idaho Fish & Game resumes online sales with additional security

Idaho Fish & Game has resumed online sales of hunting and fishing licenses and tags, after a months-long halt that followed the hacking of a vendor. Users now will have to establish a user name and password to use the system, as part of added security measures. “We realize adding user identification requires a little more effort to log on, and it’s another password to remember, but we think the trade-off of having another layer of protection for our hunters’ and anglers’ personal information is worth it,” said Michael Pearson, Fish & Game chief of administration.

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Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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