Social Security Numbers Found on State Websites

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2006-03-02-social_x.htm

The disclosure of Ohio residents' Social Security numbers on the state 
government's website highlights what many privacy experts -- and criminals 
-- already know: Such information is readily available to anyone with an 
Internet connection.

It is common for the websites of the USA's secretaries of state to contain 
personal information, including Social Security numbers (SSNs) and home 
addresses, in business statements. Besides Ohio, the data is available in 
New York, Florida and at least seven other states, say privacy experts who 
provided USA TODAY with links to public websites.

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