[NOISE] Chi Sun Times SS# Sweepstakes

The Chicago Sun-Times is running a contest in which readers are asked to
send in their social security numbers.  Someone will win a cash prize
after a random drawing. 

I can't figure out the angle on this.  If they simply want to run a
promotional contest, why are they asking for ssn's?  If there's an
ulterior motive, what is it?  Are they going to sell the list?  Would they
have a use for it themselves?

The frustrating thing is that there are probably many millions of
Americans who will give away the keys to the store for next to nothing. 

The feds probably made a tactical error:  instead of trying to force
mandatory key escrow down our throats, they ought to have offered everyone
who is willing to submit to voluntary escrow a chance to win a Chrysler
Minivan.

--
Alex Strasheim, alex@proust.suba.com

One reason for the ssn's is that it maybe a LEA sponsered promo. If you a 
dumb enough to have a warrent or other some judgement against you and you 
give your ssn and address to a person or enity that you don't know then 
shame on you.

Dan

Alex Strasheim wrote:

| The Chicago Sun-Times is running a contest in which readers are asked to
| send in their social security numbers.  Someone will win a cash prize
| after a random drawing. 

	Sounds like a prime time to misremember your social security
number.  Alternately, transpose digits, make 6's and
8's indistinguishable, etc.  Don't see it as oppression; see it as a
prime chance to monkeywrench another database.

Adam '119 36 3801'

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"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once."
					               -Hume