Re: Is it safe to use social securty number as intranet username? (long)

From: Mathias Grimmberger (mgri@zaphod.sax.de)
Date: 05/17/02 

From: Mathias Grimmberger <mgri@zaphod.sax.de>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 20:44:20 GMT

"MARK BURGGRAF" <mburggra1@prodigy.net> writes:
> Mathias Grimmberger <mgri@zaphod.sax.de> wrote in message
> news:m3adqzsurg.fsf@zaphod.sax.de...
> > Barry Margolin <barmar@genuity.net> writes:
> > > In article <zhBE8.7182$%9.1742029919@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
> > > Alun Jones <alun@texis.com> wrote:
> > > >In article <ejxE8.8$GK3.50@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net>, Barry Margolin
> > > ><barmar@genuity.net> wrote:
[snip]

Please, you seem to be a bit confused about how Usenet News works. Pay
attention to the attributions and who said what. These were three
different people you answered to.

> > > We're not talking about the person's email address.
> >
> > Exactly. This is kind of the point, isn't it? :-)
>
> What, exactly... is your point? That any and all personal information can
> be used, transmitted, and balleyed about... without *any* fear of it being
> used because 'those that don't *need* the information' won't use it?!?
>
> Heh, heh... me thinks you might have an anterior motive?

No this was not my point. If you had paid attention you probably would
have noticed.

MGri 

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