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Fwd: YOUR personal information in Lexis database
Thought you all might be interested in this posting which was forwarded to me
by xxxx.frxxxx on another list. It has some interesting comments, on P-Trax,
which seem, on the surface, to collide with some of the information a fellow
got on himself, which I covered in this mornings posting about NPR, and with
statements by Lexis-Nexis. I guess this fellow has his facts straight, but
until I see a brochure, I am not sure what to believe.
Alex
In a message dated 96-09-19 18:49:15 EDT, michael.or.amanda.devlin@pobox.com
(MikeDev) writes:
<< >From: Rick Adams <adamsr@dmci.net>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <drctalk@drcnet.org>
> >Subject: Re: YOUR personal information in Lexis database
> >X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0 -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
> >X-Comment: DRCTalk is the planning forum for DRCNet.
> >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)
> >
> >At 08:38 AM 9/19/96 -0400, Bob Ramsey wrote:
> >>
> >>Your name, social security number, current address, previous
> >>addresses, mother's maiden name, birth date and other personal
> >>information are now available to anyone with a credit card through a
> >>new Lexis database called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this
> >>information could be used to commit credit card fraud or otherwise
> >>allow someone else to use your identity.
> >
> > This is typical net hysteria.
> >
> > The P-Trax database (which is available on CD-ROM) contains only
> >your name, address, telephone number, D.O.B., and previous addresses for
2
> >yrs. There is NO information concerning your SS#, mother's maiden name,
etc.
What you are not telling us is that it did at one time. Less then a month
ago, Lexis announced there were too many complaints and they removed the
SS#. So if you want net-hestaria I just told you how it can work in our
favor.
And according to CNN it will be on-line very soon, and is in a few places.
In fact, on one TV network, I saw the anchor pull up some information on
himself. This was before the SS# removal. So if it's only net-hysteria,
then the guy logged on sure was a good faker.
Michael Devlin
dlparis@cris.com
http://www.cris.com/~Dlparis/
http://www.cris.com/~Dlparis/Catholic/Church/Roque.shtml
FDC President of Southern Calif Park operations
"Goodness! When I get home I shall write a book about this place"
Alice in Wonderland
>>
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> From: Annette French <mercury7@loop.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <asap@drcnet.org>
> Subject: Re: YOUR personal information in Lexis database
> Date: Thursday, September 19, 1996 12:14 PM
>
>
> >From: Rick Adams <adamsr@dmci.net>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <drctalk@drcnet.org>
> >Subject: Re: YOUR personal information in Lexis database
> >X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0 -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
> >X-Comment: DRCTalk is the planning forum for DRCNet.
> >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)
> >
> >At 08:38 AM 9/19/96 -0400, Bob Ramsey wrote:
> >>
> >>Your name, social security number, current address, previous
> >>addresses, mother's maiden name, birth date and other personal
> >>information are now available to anyone with a credit card through a
> >>new Lexis database called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this
> >>information could be used to commit credit card fraud or otherwise
> >>allow someone else to use your identity.
> >
> > This is typical net hysteria.
> >
> > The P-Trax database (which is available on CD-ROM) contains only
> >your name, address, telephone number, D.O.B., and previous addresses for
2
> >yrs. There is NO information concerning your SS#, mother's maiden name,
etc.
What you are not telling us is that it did at one time. Less then a month
ago, Lexis announced there were too many complaints and they removed the
SS#. So if you want net-hestaria I just told you how it can work in our
favor.
And according to CNN it will be on-line very soon, and is in a few places.
In fact, on one TV network, I saw the anchor pull up some information on
himself. This was before the SS# removal. So if it's only net-hysteria,
then the guy logged on sure was a good faker.
Michael Devlin
dlparis@cris.com
http://www.cris.com/~Dlparis/
http://www.cris.com/~Dlparis/Catholic/Church/Roque.shtml
FDC President of Southern Calif Park operations
"Goodness! When I get home I shall write a book about this place"
Alice in Wonderland