Originally Posted by
lil_1_2002
i see what u are saying but these are presidential candidates... not many people will be dumb enough to try and open a credit card using their name. and it didnt say SS # and home address. My passport only shows my birthday, doesnt show my SS# or home address.
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1) Candidates or not, those records are privileged by law. Just because someone runs for president, they don't automatically waive their rights to the privacy of their personal information. The private life of a president or a presidential candidate is NOT an open book, as some people seem to think it is or should be.
2) Your SS# and home address are part of your passport records, even though those items are not printed on the passport.
3) Plenty of famous people have been victims of identity theft, or worse. Just ask US Senator Ted Kennedy. He was repeatedly hassled when attempting to board airplanes for the better part of two years, just because someone using the name "Ted Kennedy" got placed on a terrorist watch list.