{"id":1711,"date":"2002-05-13T10:45:01","date_gmt":"2002-05-13T15:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2002-05-13T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2002-05-13T15:45:01","slug":"whats_in_a_name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/05\/13\/whats_in_a_name.html","title":{"rendered":"What’s in a name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to engage in a little identity theft? A lot of public agencies make it easy by posting detailed name, birthdate, birthplace, and Social Security Number info on-line, particularly regarding wanted criminals and inmates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s interesting about the article is that it couches the whole thing in terms of why the data is out there, and how it can be used for identity theft. There’s no questioning, on the other hand, of why it only requires your SSN or your birthdate to “establish” your identity for puposes of a loan, a credit card, or some other financial transaction.<\/p>\n

Trying to shut off this data is likely to be futile. Learning not to rely on it as being absolute proof of identity seems more likely to be effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to engage in a little identity theft? 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