US Congressional Hearing on ID Theft and Social Security Numbers

Sabrina I. Pacifici's excellent blog, beSpacific is referring to some interesting reading about US social security numbers and ID theft:

beSpacific: Hearing on ID Theft Addresses Protection of Social Security Numbers

Hearing on ID Theft Addresses Protection of Social Security Numbers

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Identity Theft and Social Security Numbers, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 28, 2004.

Accompanying FTC press release

See also the Fair Credit Reporting Act and previous postings here and here on security issues associated with public and private use of social security data.