Giving Total Strangers Your Personal Information
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How often would you say you trust total strangers with some of your most confidential information? I think I can answer this question for just about everyone. The answer is, nearly everyday. To illustrate this, I recently made a list of people or organizations that I have provided the following information to;
My social security number;
Birth date;
Tax Identification number;
Bank account numbers;
Medical information;
Checking account number
Just to name the top few forms of personal identification and confidential information. The list of those other than my self that have access to this information is made up of but not limited to the following;
My doctors office;
Banks that have issued me credit cards;
Computer stores (Best Buy, CompUSA, CDW, Circuit City);
Online music purchases through Wal-Mart (Formerly Liquid Audio);
Restaurant staff;
Hospitals;
Medical procedure companies (X-ray’s, Ultra-sounds,….
And many more…
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