Day archives: January 2nd, 2008

Open Access to Personal Data on E-Gov Sites Expose Citizens to ID Theft

Washington Post, Online Records May Aid ID Theft, Government Sites Post Personal Data, By Bill Brubaker: “Social Security numbers are readily available in many courthouses — in land records and criminal and civil case files — as well as on many government Web sites that serve up public documents with a few clicks of a …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, ID Theft, Privacy