Friday, April 20, 2007
FEDERAL DATABASE EXPOSES SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
Why does this not surprise us? After all, one can still utilize the Internet to access, not only Social Security numbers, but personal information, from the Family Court records in South Carolina.
The New York Times reports that the Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of people who received loans or other financial assistance from two Agriculture Department programs were disclosed for years in a publicly assessable database.
Why does this not surprise us? After all, one can still utilize the Internet to access, not only Social Security numbers, but personal information, from the Family Court records in South Carolina.
