What to know Paul Cromwell's social security number?
By pos7ed - 7/7/07 - 7:59 pm
Now why would I know Paul's social security number? Maybe because the Boston police think that this will help me find this guy for them. Which is a bit silly. How is knowing someone's social security number going to help me find this person for the Boston police? I don't have access to this type of information about anyone. Is it legal to put someone's social security number on the internet?
Luckily this guy is already caught.
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If you don't want your social security number released, I've got
By Anon (not verified) - 7/8/07 - 6:15 pm
a suggestion: don't commit a crime. And if you are wanted for the crime you committed, show up so that the police don't have to hunt your arse down. Plus don't add to the drama by robbing the yummiest little bakery in Boston.
Oh, and my unsolicited advice if you are the identity stealing kind... a wanted criminal is probably not your best bet.
Accused criminals in this country still have basic civil rights
By chomp (not verified) - 7/9/07 - 11:18 am
This person hasn't been convicted of anything. And even so, human beings are human beings, and none of us is free from ever having done stupid things. So stop with the bullshit that his stupid choice (if he in fact robbed the place) warrants improper treatment by the police department. If it's inappropriate to publish my social or your social, it's just as inappropriate to publish his.
Also, "yummiest"? Are you 5?
And does it really matter what store someone robbed? Is violent crime acceptable as long as it was somewhere with lousy service and mediocre food?
Chill
By pos7ed - 7/9/07 - 5:55 pm
> This person hasn't been convicted of anything.
I never said he was. Talk to the Boston Police if you don't like the media this guy is getting.
You are getting angry about really silly things.
Yeah, Silly things
By SwirlyGrrl (not verified) - 7/9/07 - 9:53 pm
Such a silly thing like the BPD violating a federal law that has been around as long as SSNs and is even printed with the stuff that comes with the card.
I suppose they can violate other federal laws, like opening your mail without a warrant?
Please pay attention
By pos7ed - 7/10/07 - 6:16 pm
Dear SwirlyGirl please pay attention. They are called "threads" which mean different conversations. I was responding to chomp when I referred to "silly", not the original post. I was the original poster so I have a issue with the police posting this information also.
You like attention, don't you.
By Oogle (not verified) - 7/10/07 - 8:07 pm
Lecturing other posters make you sound insecure.
An opportunity for scammers
By Gary McGath (not verified) - 7/8/07 - 6:44 pm
That practice invites SSN fraud.
The SSN's of people wanted for armed robbery probably aren't worth very much, but if the BPD's policy is to publish the SSN's of fugitive suspects, it could do the same with embezzlers who have money and good credit records. When their names and SSN's are used for credit fraud, they won't lose; the innocent vendors will.
But how far can you really get with a SSN?
By eeka not logged in (not verified) - 7/9/07 - 11:10 am
It's an honest question; I'm actually not sure.
But it seems that you can't do a whole lot with a SSN. When I apply for credit and so forth, I always have to give them my address (and when I've moved and the new one doesn't pull up in their system, I've had to give the previous address) and date of birth. For any large amounts of credit, I've had to provide financial information that only I would know (you know, that thing that pulls up and asks which of these amounts is your mortgage payment, which of these years is the model year of the car you purchased, etc.)
If someone needed to steal an identity, I'd think that having just a SSN and a name is going to be tough. Wouldn't it be a lot easier to steal the identity of someone whose mail you could steal or whose e-mail you could hack into?
There have been reports that
By Gary McGath (not verified) - 7/9/07 - 12:43 pm
There have been reports that using any creditworthy SSN can get your iPhone activated; see my blog at (http://mcgath.blogspot.com/2007/07/iphone-and-your-ssn.html).
Not sure
By pos7ed - 7/9/07 - 5:58 pm
> But it seems that you can't do a whole lot with a SSN.
Don't know, but I think once you have one piece of private information you can use that to try and get other pieces. If successful at getting multiple pieces of private info you can do bad things.
but...
By eekanotloggedin (not verified) - 7/10/07 - 10:16 am
Wouldn't it still be a lot easier to just steal someone's mail or find out their e-mail password or something? It seems it would be easier to steal the identity of a tenant or coworker or something who you'd have a chance at knowing more information about. If you stole some total stranger's info, you're going to know a lot less about him. Like, I know mother's maiden name, license plate number, former addresses, etc. of many people I actually know, but I wouldn't know this stuff about a complete stranger.
Headline makes no sense.
By RandomHookup (not verified) - 7/9/07 - 9:25 am
Headline makes no sense. Maybe you want the word "want"?
You are correct.
By pos7ed - 7/9/07 - 5:52 pm
I only know one language and I have trouble with just that.
From what I've read/heard,
By independentminded (not verified) - 7/10/07 - 1:59 am
one's S. S. number is one of the best, if not the best way, to get one's identity stolen. That's why it's generally advised to be very careful about who one gives out their S. S. #, D. O. B, or any other such sensitive information to, especially on the telephone or whatever, because chances are that person wants your information.