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Get a boarding pass, steal someone's identity
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 16:34:42 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com> Date: May 7, 2006 12:53:41 PM EDT To: cryptography () metzdowd com Subject: Get a boarding pass, steal someone's identity I got this pointer off of Paul Hoffman's blog. Basically, a reporter uses information on a discarded boarding pass to find out far too much about the person who threw it away.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/idcards/story/0,,1766266,00.html The story may be exaggerated but it feels quite real. Certainly I've found similar issues in the past. These days, I shred practically anything with my name on it before throwing it out. Perhaps I'm paranoid, but then again...-- Perry E. Metzger perry () piermont com
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