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Re: Emailing SSN info
From: "Exibar" <exibar () thelair com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:36:10 -0500
Not knowing what vendor they want to ship these SSN's off to makes it hard to answer, although I am NOT an attorney I believe they are opening up themselves for trouble giving ANY third party the SSN's of their employees. Unless it's a gov agency that is requesting this info, or a payroll company that is printing payroll checks (like ADP), they should not even entertain the thought of giving SSN's out. If it is an "authorized" agency, I would send the info on CD-Rom, certified mail. The CD-Rom would be encrypted, and the encryption key would be sent under separate cover, also certified mail. Ex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Gettig" <GettigAM () kalamazoo k12 mi us> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:44 PM Subject: [Full-disclosure] Emailing SSN info
Hi all, I work for a school district in the USA. Higher management wants to email a zipped data export (presumbably password protected) to a vendor that includes the Social Security Number for employees. I have advised them against this. Shipping a CDROM overnight would be more secure, IMO. Now they want to know if there are any laws pertaining to the emailing of SSN info. (Why they are asking me and not an attorney, I am not sure...though I AM going to tell them to speak to an attorney too.) Can any one point me to a website or cite specific US (or even state) laws regarding this? Even a reply telling me why this is a bad idea would be great. If I am wrong, I am glad to hear that too. Thanks in advance! _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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Current thread:
- Emailing SSN info Tony Gettig (Mar 18)
- Re: Emailing SSN info Exibar (Mar 18)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Emailing SSN info Curt Purdy (Mar 18)
- RE: Emailing SSN info Ham, MichaelX (Mar 18)
- RE: Emailing SSN info Hunter, Laura E. (Mar 18)
- Re: Emailing SSN info bart2k (Mar 18)
- RE: Emailing SSN info Federated Information Security (Mar 19)