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U.S. MAY restrict sale of Social Security numbers

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Wed, 03/16/2005 - 12:53 — Christoph C. Cemper

Did you read that headline? "MAY" restrict… the government MAY clamp new restrictions restrictions on companies that amass and sell social security numbers and other personal information.

In Austria and Europe private privacy is protected by all kinds of local and european laws…

Quote:

Executives from ChoicePoint and rival LexisNexis told legislators that they had scaled back the sale of sensitive personal information following revelations in recent weeks that identity thieves gained access to more than 177,000 of the consumer profiles they sell.

But lawmakers said during the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing that data brokers should not be allowed to sell Social Security numbers without permission from the individuals involved.

I just don get it currently that the US corporations are openly and legally allowed to sell data that identifies persons that accurate… I mean – it's not about selling address data for snail mail spam / mail order catalogues… is it?

"There's a very good chance we're going to put together a bill," said committee chairman Joe Barton, a Texas Republican.

U.S. may restrict sale of Social Security numbers

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