From CT News Junkie (whatever that is):
New rules that Facebook has adopted regarding political ad buys have raised concerns within the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee where John Larson is the ranking Democrat.
The panel has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressing reservations that the social media company plans to collect the last four digits of Social Security numbers of those purchasing political ads on its web platform.
“Given the bipartisan concerns about the problem of identity theft, including the risk associated with SSNs being stolen, it is important for us to understand how these numbers will be used and how they will be protected,” wrote Larson and Texas Republican Sam Johnson, who chairs the panel. ...
2 comments:
By knowing the last 4 digits of a social security number and the state of origin/issuance, you can cut the number of possibilities from a billion to a few hundred! Giving out the last 4 digits is a huge mistake!
http://www.lavasurfer.com/info/socialsecurity.html
Read it as: I don't want people to know who is funding my campaign.
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