Website Posts Partial SSNs of Politicians in Protest

John3 writes "The Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights has posted partial Social Security numbers for several California politicians to protest their vote against pending privacy legislation. According to a San Francisco Chronicle story, the SSNs were purchased on the Internet for $26." Now there's an effective way of showing the problems of the status quo.

So does that mean

[Anonymous Coward]

If I use his SS to get a credit card, I can run up $100 million in charges, and well, it'll still be a drop in the bucket for him.

Re:Change their minds?

[Jason1729]

It might make politians think twice next time.

It would be nice if they'd think once.

Jason
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Re:So does that mean

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Buy Bill Gate's SS for $26
2. Slam face into tree repeatedly until looking like Gates
3. Buy stupid glasses
4. Identity theft
5. Profit!

Re:Why only partial?

[John3]

Email it to me privately and I'll post it for you.

John

I found Kevin Mitnik's SSN

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

Here it is (partially) :
xxx-xx-1337

And of course, Bill Gates (again, only partially) :
666-xx-xxxx

What? No Simpsons Quote Yet?

[Anonymous Coward]

Burns: Social security number? "000-00-002"... Damn Roosevelt!

Re:So does that mean

[Anonymous DWord]

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