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While I am saddened that so many people have so few friends that they will accept a friend request from a frog named Freddi Staur, the "personal information" they were sharing turns out to be things like addresses and phone numbers. Last time I looked, I could get this information more quickly by looking in that thick, white book that my local phone company leaves on my doorstep every spring. If we want to deal with identity theft, the place to start is with institutions such as banks and phone companies that accept as proof of identity information that is widely disseminated. Even the favorite Social Security Number is not so good - it's not a secret if every company you do business with has a copy. (If you live in the USA, look at your Social Security Card. If you got one before 1972 it says right on the front "Not to be used for identification.")
Biting the hand that feeds IT
