Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Bill would halt using SSN’s
By Mary Lazich
Monday, Feb 18 2008, 06:57 AM
A bill will soon be introduced in the Legislature that would prohibit any state or local governmental unit or elected official that has possession of public records from using a social security number as an identifier for an individual recipient of any program run by the government unit or elected official.
I intend to support the bill.
Last month, I blogged that the state should stop using Social Security numbers as identifiers after three separate breaches of privacy were discovered during a 13-month period.
Given the frequency and severity of identity, it makes common sense to refrain from using Social Security numbers as identifiers as soon as possible.
