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Pendulum Swinging Toward Privacy

Posted by kdawson on from the watch-that-swing dept.

netbuzz writes "The New York Times reports this morning on a gathering movement to remove Social Security numbers from online public records. While justifiable, given the reality of and concerns about identity theft, it also doesn't take much to imagine how such concerns will be abused by public officials who are strapped for cash and/or ethically challenged."

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  1. Que? by Butisol · · Score: 0, Troll

    What are the implications of this for Jose Cucaracha, his wife, six children, and one fetus?

    1. Re:Que? by shakestheclown · · Score: 1, Troll

      ...Cockroaches don't have SSNs...

  2. hello by circletimessquare · · Score: 0, Troll

    welcome to reality

    in reality, you can have convenience and reliability

    or you can have privacy and security

    you can't have both at the same time

    welcome to the real world

    --
    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it