Late-Night Eye Opener
It's late, the workday is over, and I've spent the past few hours scouring online county websites across the nation for the folks who requested we search their records. The night is mild so there's a fan in the window, and isn't that sound just like a lullaby? I never hear it without getting drowsy.
But it's become a habit to search the internet for just a few minutes each night before heading off to bed, seeking new law, or abuse of citizen records, or anything I can pass on to www.FindMyID.com for the newsletter.
A long day and the drone of a window fan was no match for what I saw tonight.
The North Carolina Bar Association publishes a paper called Law Practice Management and nestled among such helpful titles such as "Building Client Loyalty" and "Ethics" was the eye-opener:
"Beware Of The New Identity theft Protection Law!"
This lengthy dissection of NC's Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005 should be required reading for every North Carolina citizen. Since it's late and you just want the gist of it anyway, I'll scroll down and share their position entitled "Management of Public Records".
According to the article (and North Carolina law), two notable exceptions to the 2005 Identity Theft Protection Act which actually require release of identifying information are:
6. Any recorded document in the official records of a county register of deeds.
and
7. Any document filed in the official records of the courts.
Huh. I'm not feeling safer yet. How about you?
Send your name, county, and state to FindMyID@mindspring.com and I'll be happy to check your county - anywhere in the nation - and let you know if your information is available online.
Tell your family, friends, and neighbors about us. This is a free service performed only because, frankly, what your county is doing to you is wrong.
Very important -- If your county does not publish documents online, it's equally important that they hear a hearty and frequent Thank You!
If the only people they ever hear from are data brokers, they'll respond to the bully demands of data brokers. And as we've just seen from the law article above, the data brokers have plenty of help on their side.
But it's become a habit to search the internet for just a few minutes each night before heading off to bed, seeking new law, or abuse of citizen records, or anything I can pass on to www.FindMyID.com for the newsletter.
A long day and the drone of a window fan was no match for what I saw tonight.
The North Carolina Bar Association publishes a paper called Law Practice Management and nestled among such helpful titles such as "Building Client Loyalty" and "Ethics" was the eye-opener:
"Beware Of The New Identity theft Protection Law!"
This lengthy dissection of NC's Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005 should be required reading for every North Carolina citizen. Since it's late and you just want the gist of it anyway, I'll scroll down and share their position entitled "Management of Public Records".
According to the article (and North Carolina law), two notable exceptions to the 2005 Identity Theft Protection Act which actually require release of identifying information are:
6. Any recorded document in the official records of a county register of deeds.
and
7. Any document filed in the official records of the courts.
Huh. I'm not feeling safer yet. How about you?
Send your name, county, and state to FindMyID@mindspring.com and I'll be happy to check your county - anywhere in the nation - and let you know if your information is available online.
Tell your family, friends, and neighbors about us. This is a free service performed only because, frankly, what your county is doing to you is wrong.
Very important -- If your county does not publish documents online, it's equally important that they hear a hearty and frequent Thank You!
If the only people they ever hear from are data brokers, they'll respond to the bully demands of data brokers. And as we've just seen from the law article above, the data brokers have plenty of help on their side.
posted by Happy at 1:36 AM
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