U.S. contradicts itself over its ID theft advice
July 2, 2008
This really has already been reported, and you can read my original post here. However, here is another story and some other examples of how Identity Theft is a big problem, even for the government.
- Story from Associated press, but ling is on msnbc.com, posted on July 2 – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25504302/
At least 44 million Medicare insurance cards include the beneficiary’s full Social Security number. The number also appears on 8 million Defense Department identity cards used by active duty and reserve forces and their dependents, and on identification cards issued to military retirees. The Pentagon, however, plans to remove the numbers but won’t complete the effort until 2014.
Entry Filed under: Character/Criminal, Financial, ID Theft, Identity Theft, Medical, Social Security. Tags: Criminal ID Theft, ID Theft, Identity Theft, Medical, Medical ID Theft, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security ID Theft.
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