At 04:04 PM 30/09/2002 -0700, Ben Legume wrote: >the answer was simply that when I >applied for the card in question I changed my DOB. Middle names are >another good one to alter at will, add or omit.
I always omit my middle name wherever possible and avoid mentioning my mother's maiden name or my date of birth. (Although Australian government and financial institutions have the correct information.) It is quite alarming that many organisations will proceed with some data changing (service-denying or cost incurring) event on the basis of being able to state a full name and date of birth, all of which may be discovered by any ill-intentioned person. Other organisations appear willing to proceed with anyone able to state a mother's maiden name, which may be equally discoverable depending on how well your background has been documented on the Internet, or on how much your private data has already been compromised by agencies and companies (eg. financial organisations) Ian Green http://iangreen.2cw.org/ http://ao.com.au/e-gold.htm --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
