Your Info (Right Or Wrong) Is Not Your Own
from the and-so-it-goes... dept
Two separate pieces this morning highlight a number of points that have been popping up on Techdirt quite a bit over the past few weeks. The first is a summary (once again) of all of the various private data leaks/hacks/handouts/whatever that may have put your personal data at risk. To be honest, while it's getting a lot of attention this month, it's likely that this is all par for the course. It's just that the press has finally picked up on it. The article notes that, so far, the only thing Congress has done is try to make the punishment for identity theft higher -- which is an after the fact solution, that does little to push companies to be more secure with
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When asked:
My zip code is 90210
My phone # is 555-1212
My name is John Doe
& I live @ 101 Main street.
Also, its a good idea to always keep a " spare " email box for junk, registrations, etc so you can keep your REAL email account fairly clean and only use it for correspondance you actually want.
BTW: Check out: http://www.junkbusters.com/
GREAT site for helping you get started on the path to removing your name from databases & protecting your privacy.
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