With the primaries going on it reminded me of a problem that can putthose of us who have registered to vote at an unnecessary risk ofidentify theft exposure. With everything we are doing to secure theworld electronically, it can still be the old analog means that doom us.
Last fall I received a piece of junk mail, I mean, "US postage paidpolitical glossy information to help inform voters" material. This isthe usual type of glossy, slick advertising mailer that most of us tossinto the garbage can. I decided to open it and inside I saw “Vote forMeasure 123456” and some political marketing info. OK, I still am goingto toss it. And then I noticed the little “Vote by Mail Application”attached. It was nicely pre-printed with name and address and my date of birth (DOB)!Yeesh, why didn’t they just go ahead and post my social security numbertoo?! Some may argue that a DOB is already a matter of public recordand I agree it isn’t as sensitive as your social security...
