Re: Caught In The Web: 51 million death records!

["Cathy M. Clark-Wright" <clark@alrc.doe.gov>]

I think that the bibliographic database for the Church of Jesus Christ
of the Latter Day Saints also is limited to these records for deceased
individuals only (unless you voluntarily put them in).  At least this is
what I recall from my research there.  So the deceased factor is the key
(guess you get no privacy then, cheesh...)



Paul T. Jackson wrote:
> 
> Bill Michtom wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 13 May 1997, Warren Netz wrote:
> >
> > > Each record provides SSN, state where issued, birthdate, date of death,
> > > zip code and place of last residence.  With this information in hand,
> > > you can order a copy of the original application for Social Security,
> > > which gives a great deal more information.
> >
> > This sounds like the making of another privacy invasion uproar. Why should
> > these records be available to just anyone?
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Bill Michtom                     |   They that can give up essential liberty
> > michtom@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu      |   to obtain a little temporary safety
> > GSLIS, University of Illinois    |   deserve neither liberty nor safety.
> > Champaign, IL                    |    - Benjamin Franklin
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I've already written to Congress about this.  Having worked in a Prison
> Library, I can assure you that this is exactly what the prisoners want
> for a number of reasons -- to hide their real identity and to get
> possible death benefits for themselves through their girlfriends -- to
> name two such scams.
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