Computer Privacy Expert Warns of Growing Risks to Social Security Numbers; USACM's Dr. Ana I. Anton Proposes Actions to Prevent Identity Theft.

AScribe Law News Service, June, 2007

Byline: Association for Computing Machinery

NEW YORK, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a Congressional hearing today on protecting the privacy of social security numbers, Ana I. Anton testified on behalf of the U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (USACM) that the theft of social security numbers has become the primary tool for stealing an individual's identity, enabling criminals to unlock access to credit, banking accounts, and other services. Dr. Anton, an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee and a member of USACM, proposed policies that combine business procedures and information technology to help protect social security numbers (SSNs) and reduce the nation's...

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