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OPLIN 4cast #568: I am not a number
November 15th, 2017

[image: Social Security cards and money] With the data breach at Equifax,
potentially 145.5 million
<https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-underestimated-2-5-million-221452966.html>
Social Security Numbers were compromised. This on top of major reported
breaches
<https://www.csoonline.com/article/2130877/data-breach/the-16-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html>
at Anthem, Department for Veterans Affairs, Chase, eBay, etc. It is
speculated that there is greater than a 40% chance that your Social
Security Number has been compromised. Is there a better way? The current
project underway to remove SSNs from Medicare cards suggests that the
process is likely to be very slow and very, very expensive.

   -
   - Senators push to ditch Social Security numbers in light of Equifax hack
   <https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/08/are-social-security-numbers-going-away/>
    [TechCrunch | Taylor Hatmaker] "Social Security numbers are a privacy
   nightmare. While a consumer who gets hacked can replace credit card numbers
   and other account details, a Social Security number is relatively
   permanent, linked to a real identity throughout a person’s lifespan. In the
   hearing, Wilkinson and many of the senators present argued that the U.S.
   needs to move to a dynamic system of personal identity, one designed with
   digital security in mind — a stark contrast with an inflexible legacy
   system that dates back to the 1930s."
   - Following Equifax breach, CEO doesn't know if data is encrypted
   <http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/450429891/Following-Equifax-breach-CEO-doesnt-know-if-data-is-encrypted>
   TechTarget | Madelyn Baker] "During the hearing, Sen. Cory Gardner
   (R-Colo.) questioned Smith and Barros about Equifax's use of -- or lack of
   -- encryption for customer data at rest. Smith confirmed that the company
   was not encrypting data at the time of the Equifax breach, and Gardner
   questioned whether or not that was intentional. [Smith] confirmed that a
   decision was made to leave customer data unencrypted at rest."
   - White House official calls for ending Social Security numbers as means
   of identification
   <http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/353588-white-house-cyber-coordinator-calls-for-end-of-social-security-numbers>
[The
   Hill | Joe Uchill] "Joyce also said the White House needs more transparency
   in the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, which the government uses to
   determine which hacking techniques can be kept secret for espionage
   purposes. Companies like Microsoft have argued that the government should
   not hoard any security vulnerabilities it finds in software or hardware,
   and instead report all vulnerabilities to manufacturers for repairs."
   - Medicare Is Finally Fixing a Major Identity Theft Risk
   <http://time.com/money/4798468/medicare-fixing-identity-theft-risk/>
   [Money| Elizabeth O'Brien] "The government will begin sending out new cards
   next April, with all cards replaced by a congressional deadline of April
   2019. Why the long lead time? Medicare is a big, complex bureaucracy, and
   replacing the cards is expensive: Officials estimated in 2011 that
   replacing the cards would cost between $812 million and $845 million."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - It's Time for a Digital Universal ID
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=125789736>
   . (*PC Magazine*, Nov. 2017, p. 14. | Ben Algaze)
   - The Story of the Social Security Number
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=55545552>
(*Social
   Security Bulletin*, vol. 69, no. 2, July 2009, pp. 55-74.  | Carolyn
   Puckett)
   -  Body Snatchers
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=117362808>.
   (*Consumer Reports*, vol. 81, no. 10, Oct. 2016, p. 42. | Michelle
   Andrews and Catherine Roberts)

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