Groups Protest Pentagon Recruiting Database; Protestors Also Say There Is No Need for the Information to Include Social Security Numbers
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › June 24, 2005
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Privacy advocates are objecting to the Pentagon's use of a database with files on millions of young people that the military says it needs for recruiting to help fill its ranks.
The data could be abused by the government or the private company that keeps it, the advocates contend. They also say there is no need for the information to include Social Security numbers, which could be used to steal someone's identity.See the full content of this document
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Groups Protest Pentagon Recruiting Database; Protestors Also Say There Is No Need for the Information to Include Social Security Numbers
The military says the information will help steer it to potential recruits. Officials said the Social Security numbers are scrambled to prevent abuse and that the database only has been used for recruiting purposes.
The issue h...See the full content of this document
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