Posted by Paul/FL Passing ones SSN in the clear is an invitation for identity theft. Would you enter your SSN or credit card information on a public billboard for everyone to see? Providing information on the internet in unsecured transmissions is similar. For those NSA's applying to be added to company databases, I urge you to minimize your personal information exposure. If you don't want your address, phone numbers and SSN available to the general public, then I suggest you find alternate means to sign up with the companies. At a minimum, DO NOT ENTER YOUR SSN ON AN UNSECURE WEBSITE. Get an EIN and use that or enter 888-88-8888 as your SSN and in the comments or notes section (if available) state that your will provide your SSN by other, secure, means. The preceding is a public service announcement brought to you by someone who has had their identity stolen and is still feeling the trials and tribulation associated with it. Link: PAW Notary Services
on 3/29/2005, 10:49 am
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I have noticed that on many, many websites that allow NSA's to sign up or join their organization, that personal information is being requested that includes Social Security Numbers. While I understand the need for this information, I suggest that they should consider making the "forms" secure. That is, at a minimum, using a secure "https" server for the collection of this information.
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