USATODAY.com - States rush to remove data on residents from websites

USATODAY.com - States rush to remove data on residents from websites: "States rush to remove data on residents from websites
Updated 4/23/2006 10:01 PM ETE-mail Save Print Reprints Subscribe to stories like this



By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO � States across the USA are furiously removing sensitive data from official websites.
The task highlights challenges facing states with sites full of personal information on residents, from Social Security numbers to bank account numbers.
Such data is available in Florida, Ohio and at least a dozen others, say privacy experts who provided USA TODAY with links to public websites. Many state laws require property records be posted online in the interest of open government. "