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Nonilex

The #CFPB has cancelled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of
#DataBrokers to sell sensitive #information about Americans, including #financial data, #credit history, & #SocialSecurity numbers [#SSN].
CFPB proposed the new rule in early December under #Biden’s fmr director Rohit Chopra, who said the changes were necessary to combat commercial #surveillance practices that “threaten our personal #safety & undermine America’s #NationalSecurity.”
#Trump #law #InfoSec #privacy

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Maggie Maybe

TIL you can get a new #SSN if you’re a #DV victim, you are harassed, or if you can prove your life is in danger.

I can’t even imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to change it everywhere you would need to change it, but it’s nice this is an option.

Request a Social Security number | #SSA ssa.gov/number-card/request-nu

Social SecurityRequest Social Security number for the first timeRequest a Social Security number for the first time. Social Security numbers and cards are free.
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PrivacyDigest

#DOGE can't explain why it wants sensitive government data : NPR

Fewer than 50 people have access to #SocialSecurity Administration databases containing hundreds of millions of people's private financial and personal information.

But only one also has access to the government's human resources and student loan files.
#ssa #ss #opm #privacy #security #ssn #hr #Musk #Trump

npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-53398

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PrivacyDigest

#DOGE accesses federal #payroll system and punishes employees who objected

The system at the #Interior Department gives DOGE "visibility into sensitive employee information, such as #SocialSecurity numbers, and the ability to more easily hire and fire workers,"
#ssn #privacy #interiordepartment #pii

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a meeting at the White House.
Ars Technica · DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objectedBy Jon Brodkin
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@Andromxda @pixelcode How can you claim something you can't evidence?

It makes you look like one of those folks shilling #VPN|s that ain't logless after all...

  • I don't believe in #marketing #lies and #Signal can't (and won't) be able to evidence that they don't log shit.

At least they should be honest about things and not claim bs, cuz demanding a #PhoneNumber is just #KYC with extra steps like demanding any #SSN or other #PII. Makes them look like chinese MMORPGs that demand ID card numbers for account signups, thus #paywalling the ability to use their service anonymously...

Infosec ExchangeAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼 (@Andromxda@infosec.exchange)@kkarhan@infosec.space @pixelcode@social.tchncs.de > thus subject to Cloud Act They literally don't store anything about you, other than the phone number you used to sign up, and the timestamp of the last login. They can't fulfill any kind of subpoena, because they simply don't have the data. This was proven in court: https://signal.org/bigbrother/cd-california-grand-jury/ I don't know what your mission is, any why you're constantly spreading misinformation about a secure communications platform, trying to discourage people from using it, without naming alternatives. It's pretty suspicious at the very least.
#kyc
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Austin Huang ❤️

#DataBreach #PleaseBoost

Anyone who has applied to #NYU in the past 15 years should be aware that their #PII has been #leaked earlier today; see nyunews.com/news/2025/03/22/ny. The public release includes names (not redacted despite claim otherwise), place of birth, city of residence, racial and immigration markers, past education, as well as programs and decisions; addresses and #SSN's are redacted which implies possession by the hacker as well. FREEZE YOUR CREDIT NOW!

Washington Square News · Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website - Washington Square NewsA hacker took over NYU’s website for at least two hours Saturday morning to expose over 3 million applicants’ names, test scores, majors and zip codes, as well as information related to family members and financial aid dating back to at least 1989.  The university’s website was restored at around noon. The hacked page displayed...
#NewYorkCity#nyc
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Bodling

WaPo: "Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files"

"The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations."

Well, of course they were! This is what happens when one rushes past norms and procedures, heading right for the door that leads to irresponsibility.

#SSA #SSN #Privacy #JFK #uspol

washingtonpost.com/investigati

The Washington Post · More than 400 Social Security numbers, other private information revealed in JFK filesBy William Wan
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PrivacyDigest

FacialRecognition Company #Clearview Attempted to Buy #SocialSecurity Numbers & Mugshots for its DB

Controversial #FacialRecognition company #ClearviewAI attempted to purchase hundreds of millions of arrest records including social security numbers, #mugshots , & even email addresses to incorporate into its product

collected photos from social media websites incl #Facebook ,#LinkedIn & others & sold access to its facial recognition tool to law enforcement
#ssn #privacy

404media.co/facial-recognition

404 Media · Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its DatabaseClearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states, court records reveal.
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RaymondPierreL3

@HardBeingGreen @smitjo
I agree with you Paul.

About #TheShot though, here we have a program which discusses very important issues (Dr Shortis is knowledgeable person and her views are always well thought out) but the hosts (Dave in this case) agreeing with their guest (Dr Shortis in this case) showed their lack of understanding (in this case the ‘mission profile’ informing an #SSN design). Dr Shortis’ view is that we should only have a sub-surface force to secure the littoral waters around Australia (a view I do not subscribe to) and she correctly pointed out that the #Virginia class boats are ill suited to that task.

IMO, if you don’t know much about something, you should ‘listen’ so you can ask intelligent questions (to inform your listeners) and not make stuff up for whatever reason you have to do this. /end_critique
#TheSundayShot #AUKUS #AusPol

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Philip C James

Not sure that the Untied Kingdom will row back on its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia in favour of Europe as a result of #TraitorTrump's siding with Putin rather than the West.

UK will need new nuclear boats to counter Putin's Russia as much as Oz will need them to counter Xi's China, and both countries will continue to benefit from collaboration (especially when #Trump withdraws our nuclear security clearances).

#AUKUS #DEFSEC #SSN #SSBN
#Kraznov
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · The US we thought we knew is gone – and Australians know itBy Guardian staff reporter
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