tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937282.post110864965816826649..comments2024-01-23T02:11:02.912-08:00Comments on B.D.'s world: Dickie's Securities UpdateB.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02144122671576207950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937282.post-1108678090797518322005-02-17T14:08:00.000-08:002005-02-17T14:08:00.000-08:00SSN's used to be nothing more than your social sec...SSN's used to be nothing more than your social security account number, and service numbers for the military. Corporations hijacked them as a convenient means of identification and means of sharing information. It seems to me every time someone has their identity stolen the banks, retailers, insurance companies, etc. which have access to your SSN should be held financially and criminally liable as they created the ease by which identities can be stolen for their own.<br /><br />I believe with the tracking of customer clicks, constant video surveillance, credit scoring information which can be directly or indirectly linked to any individual should be limited. I'd like to see the maintaining of any specific or aggregate information which can be attributed to any individual cannot be retained for more than 60 days, without WRITTEN permission every 90 days. Violation should be a serious felony. Obviously for things like loans and insurance certain types of data would need to be retained for longer, but it should be extremely limited, and vigorously regulated.<br /><br />Marketers in particular would be upset, but who cares if the dregs of society are bent out of shape? If you are not extremely cautious when asking insurance agents information, whether it be talking to other companies to compare rates or to ask your agent if something is covered your name (or identifying information) is entered into the industry database. I don't recall the name of the database, but your credit score drops appreciably with these type of queries, jacking up your rates with all insurance carriers. Just another argument that "credit score" is a euphemism for extortion.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543839836945031346noreply@blogger.com