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Napomena: Ne želim ništa insinuirati, sami si insinuirajte što god vam drago a ja samo kopipejstam… :-p

Pazi ti kako nas oni tješe…

Ministarstvo: OIB ne otkriva osobne informacije o svom vlasniku
Ministarstvo dodaje kako OIB ima identičan status koji ima npr. social security number u SAD-u, što znači da ako i saznate tuđi broj, s njim ne možete baš ništa.

U što me utješi… ostali samo dugmići… :-)

http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs10-ssn.htm#5

 Threat of data breaches. Your Social Security number is also frequently used as your identification number in many computer files, giving access to information you may want kept private and allowing an easy way of linking databases. The files of utility companies are just one example of such usage. In recent years, news stories of data breaches in which SSNs are compromised are a daily occurrence. See the PRC’s data breach Web page: www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm .

Commercial sale of SSNs. A major concern is the sale of SSNs over the Internet by information brokers. “As long as criminals can buy a list of names and SSNs through an Internet auction, we will continue to be plagued by the consequences,” the Social Security Administration’s inspector general noted. (Testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Committee on Ways and Means, July 10, 2003, http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=655 ) In recent years, most information brokers have curtailed the practice of selling SSNs. If you are aware of any such companies that still sell SSNs to the general public, we would appreciate hearing from you.

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Congress in recent years to prohibit the commercial sale of SSNs. The latest version is the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S238), introduced in the U.S. Senate in 2007. A similar bill (HR 5234) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in February 2008. To date, none has been passed into law. (Use the search feature in http://thomas.loc.gov/ to locate these bills.)

Use by identity thieves. Identity thieves seek SSNs so they can use these numbers to assume the identity of another person and commit fraud. It’s relatively easy for someone to fraudulently use your SSN to assume your identity and gain access to your bank account, credit accounts, utilities records, and other sources of personal information. Identity thieves also can establish new credit and bank accounts in your name, or use your SSN for employment purposes or to obtain medical care. (See PRC Fact Sheets 17 and 17(a) on identity theft, www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm )

Therefore, it’s wise to limit access to your SSN whenever possible. While the potential sources of SSNs are vast and accessible, you can take steps to keep your SSN out of the hands of potential thieves. By doing so, you will reduce the chances of joining the list of some 8-9 million Americans who become identity theft victims each year. (For links to recent survey findings, visit www.privacyrights.org/ar/idtheftsurveys.htm.)

Efforts to reduce exposure of SSNs. Official efforts also are under way to restrict use of SSNs. For instance, the Social Security Administration truncates SSNs on the benefit statements it mails each year. Proposed state and federal legislation would seek to restrict some of the myriad other uses of the numbers. Removal of SSNs from public documents will be a difficult, costly, and very long process. Until that’s accomplished, if ever, it is in everyone’s best interest to protect his or her SSN whenever possible.

In December 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report recommending five measures to help prevent SSNs from being used for identity theft. The FTC’s principal recommendation was that Congress take action to strengthen the procedures that private-sector organizations use to authenticate their customers’ identities. Currently, the only private-sector organizations subject to nationwide authentication standards are financial institutions regulated by the federal banking agencies.

The FTC’s other recommendations were to restrict the public display and the transmission of SSNs; establish national standards for data protection and breach notification; conduct outreach to businesses and consumers; and promote coordination and information sharing on use of SSNs. The complete report is available at http://ftc.gov/os/2008/12/P075414ssnreport.pdf

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California Security Breach – In the United States, the California Security Breach Information Act (SB-1386) is a California state law requiring organizations that maintain personal information about individuals to inform those individuals if the security of their information is compromised. The Act stipulates that if there’s a security breach of a database containing personal data, the responsible organization must notify each individual for whom it maintained information. The Act, which went into effect July 1, 2003, was created to help stem the increasing incidence of identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the organization received 214,905 complaints of identity theft in 2003, up 40% from 2002.

Identity theft - Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver’s license numbers, in order to impersonate someone else. The information can be used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services in the name of the victim, or to provide the thief with false credentials. In addition to running up debt, an imposter might provide false identification to police, creating a criminal record or leaving outstanding arrest warrants for the person whose identity has been stolen.

Niš ja nisam rekel… ;-)

Petak, 31. svibnja 2002. – Vjesnik
ZAGREB, 30 svibnja – Vlada je u zatvorenom dijelu sjednice osnovala radnu skupinu za projekt »Uređivanje i implementacija sustava zaštite osobnih podataka«, navodi se u priopćenju Ureda za odnose s javnošću. Ta skupina treba pripremiti informatički sustav kojim bi se ukinuo JMBG uvođenjem jednoznačnih identifikacija po upravnim područjima.

Festina lente

http://e-hrvatska.hr/sdu/hr/ProgramEHrvatska/Provedba/HitroNet.html

Tijekom 2005. godine započela je izgradnja računalno-komunikacijske mreže tijela državne uprave (HITRONet). Mreža je integralni dio projekta e-Uprava i predstavlja osnovnu infrastrukturu za daljnji razvoj elektroničkih usluga te omogućava bolju komunikaciju između tijela javne uprave.

UPDATE!

http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2009/01/10/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=3

Više posla za administraciju, manje za građane
OIB će se građanima približiti i posebnom medijskom kampanjom »Jedan ključ za mnoga vrata«, u sklopu koje su već istaknuti plakati u zgradama državne uprave. Osobni identifikacijski broj olakšat će život građanima, koji više neće morati sami prikupljati dokumente, nego će to za njih, kroz OIB, raditi administracija putem informatičke mreže. OIB će se u ponedjeljak, 12. siječnja, početi dostavljati na adrese građana u posebno dizajniranim omotnicama kako se ne bi dogodilo da ih građani odbiju primiti uplašeni »plavim kuvertama« u kojima im inače dolaze pozivi od suda i poreznika. Tajnost broja krajnje je zaštićena, a do nečijega identifikacijskog broja neće se ni u kojem slučaju moći doći hakiranjem internetske stranice na kojoj građani mogu doznati svoj OIB. Građani do svojeg OIB-a mogu doći i putem SMS-a, na broj 61642, ili na internetskoj stranici www.oib.hr.

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