There have been several panics on other message boards concerning the availability of vital records on the internet, in particular when California made some records available. Concerning Robert Raffords article. Restricting access to vital records will do nothing to eliminate the insider theft of records. In cases where proof of identity is legitimately required, only certified documents should be accepted. This simple step eliminates the problem with uncertified copies. Those who claim copies of vital records have led to identity theft should be required to document individual cases. If it is so common there should be numerous court cases. I have not heard of any. The cases I have heard of have been the result of theft from or hacking of computer databases of financial institutions. This law does nothing to solve that problem. Curt Miller -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mert & Holly Kilpatrick" <kilpatrk@epix.net> > Here is a very interesting article on Identity Theft and Vital Records by > Bob Rafford. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctpgc/IDTheft.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bracca@aol.com [mailto:Bracca@aol.com] > > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 12:42 PM > > To: NJ-GSNJ-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GSNJ] NJ Vitals > > > > Unfortunately, new identities are created from vital statistics. That is a > > fact. If vitals are sealed, there will always be a way for crooks to get > > into > > them, and the rest of us who are honest searchers will be left paying mega > > dollars to those who have access. There are always those who have access. > > > > Ann Marie > > > ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== > GSNJ Newsletter: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/newsletter.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >
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