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There oughta be a law!
Zingoleb:
I just checked. I still have a bank account!
Lines:
I wouldn't just edit your posts, I hope you remove it from whoever was hosting it as well.
Like, I've had my bank account highjacked before and it's just an extremely stressful situation and I'd hate for anyone to go through that. But bank accounts aren't the only thing, there's also identity theft to consider, which is much more difficult to fix.
nekowafer:
The thing is, plenty of people see both my signature and full name every day. When I send paperwork to doctors, I sign the cover page. And there's all the old paperwork, some secured and some not, with my signature.
If this included any information on a bank account, then I would absolutely be concerned. But just my signature isn't going to get anyone anything.
Zingoleb:
This thread got me insanely curious as to what would happen if I tried to do a search for my full name on google. A couple forums (this one and another one I frequented a few years ago), but also this:
http://pastebin.com/MBkyCaeX
http://pastebin.com/6yazmg83
...Turns out someone took a private post I made on Facebook and made a public log of it elsewhere. And I'm about 99.9% sure it's my ex.
I am pissed off now.
...there out to be a law against this sort of thing?
Lines:
--- Quote from: nekowafer on 12 Nov 2012, 07:45 ---The thing is, plenty of people see both my signature and full name every day. When I send paperwork to doctors, I sign the cover page. And there's all the old paperwork, some secured and some not, with my signature.
If this included any information on a bank account, then I would absolutely be concerned. But just my signature isn't going to get anyone anything.
--- End quote ---
Actually, it can. If people found out, say, your SN# and they already have your signature, then it'll be very easy for them to purchase things under your name or open credit cards and ruin your credit and all sorts of things. One of my classmates had her identity stolen by someone in California who was buying houses under her name and she didn't know about it until her and her husband went to get a loan for their house. It eventually got cleared up, but she said her credit was a mess for a couple of years.
I mean, seeing signatures is one thing, but having an image online is something different simply because 1) not everyone who sees it is trustworthy and a LOT more people will see it online and 2) it's a lot easier to copy.
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