[Dataloss] Personal experiences? Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK

[lyger]

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006, George Toft wrote:

": " I realize the difference - my information has been stolen 4 times, but 
": " my ID has not (yet).


Now *this* might pose an interesting question for list members willing to 
respond:

By a show of hands (or reply email), how many here have ever received a 
breach notification or otherwise been informed that their personal 
information was compromised?  In a related question, how many here have 
been actual victims of identity theft?

Lyger = never.  And yes, by admitting that fact, I'm probably tempting 
fate in a big way.


": " > Out of curiousity, did he mention how it was compromised?  Data breach of 
": " > a third party or did someone stole his wallet?  Not much could probably 
": " > have been done about the latter, but the former needs to be addressed from 
": " > a data protection standpoint, not an "identity theft" one. 
": " 
": " It was a conversation I overheard.  What I got out of it was that his 
": " SSN was being used, not his whole ID.  The issue surrounded paying for a 
": " purchase and they offered him cash, check or charge.  He couldn't do 
": " check because his SSN was being abused.

Interesting that his SSN was somehow tied to his checking account.  I 
honestly don't remember if I had to give by bank that information to open 
my account.  Good food for thought..