Tell the FTC what you think about SSN use

The Federal Trade Commission is looking for comments from interested parties regarding the use of Social Security Numbers by the private sector. Over the last year, the public has been made aware of numerous data breaches in the public and private sectors. There are probably smaller exposures all the time which most of us do not hear about.

I hope you will take the time to let the FTC know your thoughts on this issue. While it may seem too late to reclaim your data from all the public and private entities that play with as if it were baseball cards to be gathered and swapped, the Federal government does have the power to regulate who gets to ask for your Social Security Number, as well as who gets to record it and for how long they get to hold on to the information.

Consider this a public service announcement.