Yep, we just refinanced our house and as I was setting up the online payments and they had me identify 3 vehicles that I had owned in the past. Two of the three were mine and one was my parents from about twenty years ago, they listed the year color and the model. It took me a bit to figure out what was going on.
Dan Daniel Zobel Director of Technology Heyworth CUSD#4 Direct Phone 309-473-2250 Grade School 309-473-2822 High School 309-473-2322 Unit Office 309-473-3727 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Ben Story Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:11 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Privacy reality check They pull it from your credit report. Definitely a bit spooky Ben Story, CCSP, CCDA Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2010, at 13:01, "Steele, Thomas C" <tste...@manteno5.org> wrote: So… when my mother passed away a while back, I inherited a few (very few!) shares of stock. The transfer was finally completed this past week and I got a notice from the investment services firm (BNY Mellon) holding the stock alerting me to the transfer. The notice included an offer to access my account on-line. I had never dealt with this firm before and in the paperwork relating to the transfer, all I included was the basic personal information (including Social Security number). When setting up my on-line credentials, I was given the opportunity to authenticate via mail or on-line. Being the impatient tech-geek that I am, I chose on-line, of course. This where things got interesting… I was presented with about a half dozen multiple choice questions about my children, vehicles I own, credit cards I use, etc. The most alarming thing was that each multiple-choice question included at least on correct piece of personal information for me to choose from. This is information I never provided to them. They must have obtained it from the credit agencies – at least that is the only place I can think of that might be gathering this type of information. This just goes to show that no matter how careful you are, there is a ton of personal information being held on you in cyberspace – probably more than you realize! -TS Thomas C. Steele Technology Director Manteno CUSD #5 250 N Poplar Manteno, IL 60950 ph: (815)928-7006 fx: (815)468-6439 | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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