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Crooks Don't Need to Steal SSNs If They Can Create Valid SSNs Themselves

I've had some very interesting discussions about the CMU SSN study throughout the week, and, before moving on to other topics next week, I wanted to wrap up the week and discussion with some final thoughts on the CMU SSN...

Implications Of The CMU SSN Study: What Business Leaders Need To Understand

Following the release of the CMU SNN report on Monday, I've had some very interesting discussions with privacy and information security folks, and I've been pretty amazed at some of the reactions to the study. I also posted about this...

Study Proves SSNs Are Easily Guessed; Don't Use SSNs To Verify Identity Or As Passwords!

It is nice to have scientific evidence of what we've been telling business leaders ever since they wanted to start using SSNs as identifiers and passwords! Today Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) released a very revealing report, "Predicting Social Security numbers...

FTC Publishes Report On SSNs and Identity Theft

Today the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a new report about social security numbers (SSNs), identity theft, and recommended 5 ways to help prevend having SSNs being used for identity theft......

Federal Agency SSN Use Mandate Has Been Removed!

On November 18 President Bush signed Executive Order 13478; see how/if it impacts your organization and how you use social security numbers (SSNs), and how it will impact how you require SSNs. And now you personall should NOT need to...

Despite 45+ U.S. Federal Laws, SSNs Still Widely Misused & Breached...Why?

It amazes me how many news articles are frequently reported that are related to the misuse or breach of social security numbers (SSN). Today just a few the stories that popped up included:...

Is Your Accountant Sending Your Information Offshore?

Is your accountant or tax preparer sending your personally identifiable information (PII) offshore? Possibly. Here is the second part of the first article, "(Mis)Using Social Security Numbers in Business," within my August issue of IT Compliance in Realtime Journal, which...

How Do You Use Social Security Numbers?

Recently I got a call from a representative of one of the free IT magazines I subscribe to. The rep wanted to renew my subscription, and needed to ask me a few "qualifying" questions first. Fine. When she asked, "What...

More On Überveillance And Privacy

I recently blogged about "6 "Scary Stuff" Privacy Terms IT, Info Sec and Privacy Folks Should Know." I was very pleasantly surprised to hear from Dr. Michael G. Michael and his wife Dr. Katina Michael a couple of days ago...

Responding To Customers Asking About Your Company's Use of SSNs

For the past 10 years I have been driving the same, reliable, non-troublesome car. It still looks good enough (I don't really worry about driving an "it" kind of car). However, it is getting a bit rattly, and my friends...

Personnel Privacy, New I-9 Forms, Removal of SSN Requirements and IT Involvement

Early this year I did a data flow analysis for I-9 compliance, and I blogged a few months ago about I-9 related issues in "New Tennessee Law Prohibits Using Federal Individual Taxpayer ID as Proof of Immigration Status." I-9 compliance...

5-Point Checklist for Info Sec and Privacy Pros to Use for Data Protection and Privacy Law Compliance

One of the basic privacy principles is to limit the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) to only that which is necessary for the business purpose for which it is being collected. These privacy principles, built largely around the OECD...

Social Security Number No Match Rule: Employers Will Need to Prove Compliance

The new U.S. Social Security number (SSN) No Match Rule was published August 15 in the Federal Register. You can also see it here. This new regulation provides directives for the letters the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) issues to...

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