Clever Name
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Depends upon the jurisdiction and how hard you look. But, that was just one example. There are many other options. I didn't not intend this to be a lesson on how to extract information.
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No, actually it doesn't. There are federal and state laws in place prohibiting the placing of such information on mortgage documents. Which is why the HUD forms are in place.....
Saw that myself but wasn't sure whether it hasn't been hashed to death over here already. Sounds pretty concrete to me now.
Clever Name
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Houses have been bought and sold long before HUD was created. There is also a federal law that prohibits the use of social secuirty numbers on driver's licenses or vehicle registrations. The law went into effect in December, 2005 yet it was not made retroactive. None of the old data had to be redacted. As I said, it depends upon where you look.
Of course they were. And done so without the use of SSNs or extensive credit/background checks. But that doesn't change the fact that recorded mortgage documents today don't include that information on them.....
Clever Name
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How about marital status? How about address? How about loan amounts?
I already stated that the loan amounts and property location (obviously) are on recorded mortgage documents. As are obviously names, with the inference of a man and a woman having the same last name being what they are....
Clever Name
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For your information:
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Penny Wilson says she’s extremely protective of her personal information. The New Port Richey woman shreds her documents and even Googles herself from time to time, just to see what pops up.
That’s why Wilson was surprised to find her Social Security number online after she typed her name into a local government website.
The ABC Action News I-Team has uncovered dozens of cases in which government websites post Social Security numbers online, on websites that are easily accessible and open to the public.
Losing control of your Social Security number could ruin your financial life. An identity thief could open a bank account or get a loan in your name.
That was on Wilson’s mind when she looked herself up on the Pasco County property appraiser’s website.
"I couldn’t believe it. Right there, on the computer, is my Social Security number for anyone to see," Wilson said.
After typing her name into a records search, some mortgage documents came up, with her and her husband’s Social Security numbers clearly shown.
"That’s my information," Wilson said. "That’s tied to my credit. That’s everything in my life, you know?"
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...er-social-security-number-on-a-county-website
flynnibus
Premium Member
Really? Do you feel 'icky' when you see people driving nicer cars than you on the road?
Or how about when someone bought that more expensive concert seat than you? Or how about the theater? Or how about buying the brand clothes or food vs the store brand?
Where is this egalitarianism expectation in every other aspect of life? Why is it think there exists this loyalty to equality when it comes to theme parks vs everywhere else? Or are people driving in the HOV lane supposed to be embarrassed because they don't sit in traffic?
America is about EQUAL OPPORTUNITY - not EQUAL DISTRIBUTION.
Wow, entirely chagrined now.....
Don't you love anomalies!?!??!
Clever Name
Well-Known Member
Don't be. It's more common than most people think. Redaction programs often don't work properly and in some jurisdictions, they just don't care enough to remove the information. Or they only remove the information if they get a complaint. Data miners such as Disney love these records.
Ok, feel much better now....
That's why it's useless to try and prevent your number and info from getting out there. It's out there, so admit it and protect yourself.
I take it very seriously, people opening a bank account in my name is the least of my concerns. My concern is tax fraud, medical fraud, SSN fraud, THOSE are the heavy hitters, and Identity Theft is now more lucrative than selling drugs. I have a product that, if I am a victim, will work on my behalf to restore my credit AND my name to pre-theft status at no additional cost from my monthly 12.95.
point being, admit you can't protect these things anymore and protect yourself instead. That's my philosophy. I really don't care what Disney does with my info, can't be any worse than what other organizations do!
lobelia
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What I wrote is my opinion on why many may not like the new fastpass system. A system that may require us to pay more to use it as compared to the fastpass of old, where anyone with the gumption can get there early and get a fastpass in order to ensure they are able to ride their ride of choice.
Poor Penny. Now every time for the rest of her life when she Google's her name, she will see this (and maybe even this very thread, lol!) And getting news articles wiped from an internet search engine is very VERY hard.
RSoxNo1
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Think of the most recent election. There is analysis going on that can predict on the individual level what candidate people are going to vote for, or even if they're going to vote. Trends in human behavior are becoming more and more predictable as more information is "mined".
RSoxNo1
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Do they need your SS#? At this point someone's e-mail address is more valuable to a company like Disney.
Skibum1970
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Not to mention that, from a legal standpoint, companies don't want to have to encrypt and protect SS numbers in their data files. Huge liability.
Probably not. My question was how Disney was going to get that type of info from reading my room key, which was what the OP I quoted was insinuating with no support as to how it would be accomplished.