Farmers' Social Security Numbers Released by Dept of Agriculture

[Kadie]

Farmers' Social Security Numbers Released

Wednesday, February 15, 2006



(02-15) 16:09 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --


The Agriculture Department said Wednesday it had accidentally released the Social Security and tax identification numbers of 350,000 tobacco farmers.


The agency said it inadvertently released the data in response to Freedom of Information Act requests about the tobacco buyout program. The information went to eight different people or groups.


Those who received the information agreed not to disclose it, to destroy any copies and to return computer disks containing the data, officials said.


The department is notifying farmers and tobacco quota holders who were affected and encouraging them to get copies of their credit reports to make sure their credit records have not been compromised


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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/02/15/national/w160926S29.DTL

[Clintmax]

1. Put that in your pipe and smoke it

Sorry I could not resist. :rofl:

[I Have A Dream]

2. It's getting to the point where every American's going to have his/her...

personal information compromised in one way or another. What are we going to do to fix these problems once and for all? :shrug:

[SpiralHawk]

3. Smoke Signals send clear message

BushCo & Cronies are incompetent, as well as corrupt.