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Ohio Secretary of State Sued Over SSNs

Posted on Mar 7, 2006 by Tom Fragala

SANS Newsbites is reporting that an Ohio resident is suing the Ohio secretary of state J. Kenneth Blackwell after discovering that his and other residents' SSNs have been publicly available for years on state web sites. The numbers are included in records of purchases of expensive items such as boats and furniture; these are often registered with the secretary of state. The plaintiff's attorney says the secretary of state has refused to remove the numbers or block them from view. Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro made a statement that Blackwell should remove the numbers by law, and that every person whose number is on the site should be notified. Apparently it is not uncommon for the web sites run by secretaries of states to contain personal information.

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