Pendulum Swinging Toward Privacy

netbuzz writes "The New York Times reports this morning on a gathering movement to remove Social Security numbers from online public records. While justifiable, given the reality of and concerns about identity theft, it also doesn't take much to imagine how such concerns will be abused by public officials who are strapped for cash and/or ethically challenged."

Hey Jedediah! Hand me that arc welder!

[jfengel]

I dun got this barn door nailed pretty darn shut, but I wanna weld it and and sink it in concrete, just to be sure. That horse may already be outside the barn but I fer gol dern sure don't want him to get any MORE out.