[funsec] University of South Carolina e-Mail Compromises StudentIDs

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Not true Dude -- you can change your SSN unless:

-You filed for bankruptcy or
-There is no evidence that someone is using your SSN

And by my best guess - it's no more and no less painful than burning your
fingerprints off.

:)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org 
> [mailto:funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org] On Behalf Of Dude VanWinkle
> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 12:10 AM
> To: Larry Seltzer
> Cc: funsec at linuxbox.org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] University of South Carolina e-Mail 
> Compromises StudentIDs
> 
> On 4/14/06, Larry Seltzer <larry at larryseltzer.com> wrote:
> > >>So far, the school is not aware of any misuse of the information, 
> > >>but
> > officials notified students of the lapse Monday and suggested they 
> > take precautions against identity theft.
> >
> > What precautions? Like not giving their social security numbers to 
> > entities that irresponsibly disseminate it?
> 
>  No choice about that. If you dont give away your SSN, you 
> cant go to school, you cant have a house, credit card, 
> drivers license, or even a job.
> 
> You can change your name, have your face resculpted, burn 
> your fingerprints off, all legally, but you cannot change your SSN.
> 
> -JP
> 
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