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[Snicks1]

the ability to have your online history, including, financial, medical, SS number, online chatting. social media, mobil apps, etc.  sold for profit starts again? The identity thieves must be so happy, should make it even easier for them.

This is NOT intended as a political post, just what do you plan to do to protect yourself.

[ALRATIBA]

My personal rule is don't do anything online that I wouldn't be comfortable seeing blasted all over the front page of the New York Times and highlighted on the evening news.

With the millions and millions of people online, the odds of my having a problem are slim.  I take normal precautions and will worry about it something happens. 

[Snoopp]

I think it's insane.  You will have to encrypt the information somehow, right?

Are you using a search engine that doesn't track?

[RedRedHair]

It saddens me that our privacy is constantly being eroded.  Why does anyone need to know my SS number - especially without my consent?  And why can someone purchase my medical information?  I simply don't understand this new law - who is really benefitting from selling and buying such personal information? 

[Kachina624]

This makes me so angry, I can't even discuss it. 

[Kachina624]

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@RedRedHair wrote:

It saddens me that our privacy is constantly being eroded.  Why does anyone need to know my SS number - especially without my consent?  And why can someone purchase my medical information?  I simply don't understand this new law - who is really benefitting from selling and buying such personal information? 

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@RedRedHair  In a word, big business. 

[20sally]

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@ALRATIBA wrote:

My personal rule is don't do anything online that I wouldn't be comfortable seeing blasted all over the front page of the New York Times and highlighted on the evening news.

With the millions and millions of people online, the odds of my having a problem are slim.  I take normal precautions and will worry about it something happens. 

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Not really correct. It's about anything and everything you do online or about you in email, websites, etc. They're counting on the public being complacent about it.

Waiting until the damage is already done will be a mistake imho.

[Snicks1]

From my understanding, and I may be wrong, I think it will not go into effect for several months, so I intend to check all websites I have ordered anything from and remove any info about myself, or as much as I can, from my end. Will be contacting medical providers and asking them to remove me from all those sites where I can get info about my doc or hospital tests also. If necessary, and geez I hope not, I may resort to writing checks only and going into the bank to get cash, rather than using my debit card, what a pita. This sets us back to the 60's or so, when we only wrote checks and sent via snail mail if we wanted to order something. My opinion is that businesses should be fighting this tooth and nail, as the easy ordering days may be a thing of the past.
And thanks for not turning it political. I was just wondering how others were planning to handle it.

[Sweetbay magnolia]

I believe there will be unintended (well, not thought through, shall we say) consequences and the whole thing will backfire.

Two steps forward, one step back.  I don't think even eradicating existing info will be protection enough.

[Noel7]

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@RedRedHair wrote:

It saddens me that our privacy is constantly being eroded.  Why does anyone need to know my SS number - especially without my consent?  And why can someone purchase my medical information?  I simply don't understand this new law - who is really benefitting from selling and buying such personal information? 

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