The North Dakota Attorney General`s office wouldn`t comment on the Wyoming case, but they said privacy is a very complicated legal area, and attorneys general across the country warn consumers to be extra vigilant. "When we use our computers, we want to be sure that we have anti-virus software, anti-virus spyware software, and that we have those automatic updates," said Parrell Grossman, Director of the Attorney General`s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division.

Atlanta-based Aaron`s, Inc. issued a statement which said it believes none of its company-operated stores throughout the country has used the computer program which allows leased computers to be accessed from remote locations. Aaron`s, Inc. also pointed out in the statement that the Byrd`s are suing an independently owned and operated Aaron`s franchisee in Wyoming.

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