Re: I wore an onion on my belt... cuz that was the style at the time...
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Originally posted here by genXer
Back in my day (oh Lord - I'm already that old - heh) everything, and I mean everything was done by your SSN and your last name.
My favorite was the mail that used to come to us, addressed with our names and social security numbers on the envelope!! :eek: LOL- Back in the day, right? It was well before anyone was really concerned about identity theft - but it still made me nervous.
I don't neccesarily favor a lawsuit (in almost no case do I really favor a lawsuit), but to dismiss the people affected by this as the usual idiot who let someone get hold of their pertinent details is unfair, and they do deserve some sort of consideration.