Washington Times: Schools risk theft of Social Security numbers of children
Friday, July 30th, 2010The Washington Times reports on an issue of children’s privacy as described in a new report (pdf) from the :
Schools are putting children at risk of identity fraud by obtaining their Social Security numbers when it is not required by law and often unnecessary, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General has concluded.
Some school systems in at least 26 states collect the nine-digit identifiers when students from kindergarten through high school register for classes, even though the respective state does not require it as a matter of law, according to a report released last week. [...] Read more »


