How about making information sharing an "opt-in" practice? Not enough
is being done about this, and I for one do not wish to mail my SSN to
every company that needs it for me to opt-out. This is not a safe
practice, and there is plenty of proof out there that it's not safe to
mail anything containing your SSN due to the ease of identity theft. My
personal information should not be used for profit in any way without my
permission, and the fact that most privacy notices recognize a
non-response as permission to share my private information is
ridiculous. Even if there are laws against information sharing, it's
already out there (my private information) because I refuse to mail in
my SSN and some legally-worded document. I don't believe enough is being
done to enforce the laws as they stand right now, because I can't even
get a company to send me a confirmation on paper that states what their
records show as my choice for information sharing. I don't think they do
anything about it if you choose to opt-out, because even if you opt-out
they can still share your information with "affiliates". It's very
frustrating that these greedy companies need to sell my private
information, and there aren't many alternatives available. The privacy
notices I've received are NOT clearly stated or even easy to locate.
They sure send me new credit card notices labeled "URGENT" but the
privacy notices are tossed in with the rest of their junk ads they send
with the monthly statements. Please support an "opt-in" approach,
meaning they cannot share any private information without my written
consent.
