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[privacy] Congress votes to limit sale of SSN's
From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:57:12 -0400
House panel backs SSN limits July 28, 2006 11:07 AM PDT From: http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6099791.html?part=rss&tag=6099791&subj=news Congress this week inched closer to new restrictions on the buying and selling of Americans' social security numbers. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to draft new rules governing SSN use. "The inappropriate sale or purchase of Social Security numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal activities, including fraud, identity theft, and, in some cases, stalking and other violent crimes," observes the bill, chiefly sponsored by Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat. The new rules prescribed by the House proposal would not be without limits. For instance, sale and purchase of SSNs would generally be allowed when necessary for national security, health, and other emergency situations and for "research conducted for the purpose of advancing public knowledge." -=--------------------- Yaay! -JP<who is selling his shares of choicepoint as we speak> _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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