Social Security Numbers Found on State Websites

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via USA Today.

[snip]

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.

[snip]

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

- ferg


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