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Elizabeth Kidd <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 19 Sep 1996 07:49:41 -0700
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Does anyone know if this list includes names outside the US?

On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Helen Glazer wrote:

> Apparently this is another case of a rumor sweeping the Internet,
> according to the September 23 issue of "Newsweek" (p. 14).  Some people
> still might prefer not to be on the P-TRAK list, but the situation is not
> as alarming as the post Mr. Tilghman received suggested.  The article
> below is reprinted in its entirety:
>
> "Not So Personal"
>
> When Lexis-Nexis in June started a new service called P-TRAK, a database
> of about 300 million records of personal information, it wasn't prepared
> for the tumult that followed.  In chat channels, newsgroups and e-mail,
> false rumors that it contains *really* personal information--like your
> credit history, mother's maiden name, Social Security card number--spread
> like gossip in a small town.  "Shoe size and tobacco brand, too," jokes a
> spokesman.  Lexis-Nexis has been flooded by callers tipped off on the Net
> wanting their names removed.  Turns out that P-TRAK has scarcely more
> than a phone-book listing (date of birth and a previous address may turn up).
>
> --Helen Glazer
> Exhibitions Director
> Goucher College
> Baltimore, Maryland, USA
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Doug Tilghman wrote:
>
> > The message below was forwarded to me.  Thought others might want to
> > respond.
>
> > Your name, social security number, current address, previous addresses,
> > mother's maiden name, birth date and other personal information
> > are now available to anyone with a credit card through a new Lexis
> > database called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this information
> > could be used to commit credit card fraud or otherwise allow someone
> > else> to use your identity.
> >
> > You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
> > a
> > telephone request. Call (800)543-6862, select option 4 and
> > then option 3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative
> > answering that you wish to remove your name from the P-trax database.
> > You
> > may also send a fax to (513) 865-7360, or physical mail to LEXIS-NEXIS /
> > P.O. Box 933 / Dayton, Ohio 45401-0933. Sending physical
> > mail to confirm your name has been removed is always a good idea.
> >
> > As word of the existence of this database has spread on the net,
> > Lexis-Nexis
> > has been inundated with calls, and has set up a special set of
> > operators to handle the volume. In addition, Andrew Bleh (rhymes with
> > "Play") is a manager responsible for this product, and is the person
> > to whom complaints about the service could be directed. He can be
> > reached
> > at the above 800 number. Ask for extension 3385. According to
> > Lexis, the manager responsible is Bill Fister at extension 1364.
> >
> > I called this morning and had my name removed. The representative will
> > need your name and social security number to remove you from
> > the list. I suggest that we inundate these people with requests to
> > remove
> > our info from the list and forward this e-mail to everyone we
> > know.
> >
>

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