April 23, according to the latest news, thousands of the U.S. "Department of Agriculture" project funded by citizens, social security number be published on the Internet, it is concerned that the information leakage on the site even several years years, causing people to think of privacy on the Internet.
According to CNET reported that the personal data of this should go to the United States Department of Agriculture and the Census Bureau custody, however, the leakage in the course of several years, any Internet surfers are free to browse our database. "If you put my name into Google, one can easily find my personal social security number, it really made me feel a headache." One victim said.
It is reported that the current leakage through the link in the personal social security number as many as 30,000. Although there is no evidence that the data be used for non-legitimate purposes, but after the outbreak of the matter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Census Bureau continues to rapidly remove the data from the Internet.
On the other hand, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman said the danger now may spread to the total number of users, up to 10 to 15 people. Currently the Census Bureau spokesman declined to comment on the incident.
Privacy advocates said the protection measures adopted by the Government not enough to know the current database technology is almost 20 years old, but still used by the federal government. But on the other hand, analysts also said that database technology will help the Government to increase transparency.
In fact, the Ministry of Agriculture and Census Bureau data leakage is not the U.S. government for the first time incident, and before the Department of Agriculture database also illegal invasion and theft of a large number of departmental staff, social security number and personal information, even photos. In addition, the U.S. Department of Energy, Navy, Veterans Affairs centers have occurred in the theft of Social Security numbers.