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Iowa Closes Land Records Web Site Because of Privacy Concerns

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· Story link A Web site with records that included the Social Security Numbers of Iowans has been shut down,…

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A Web site with records that included the Social Security Numbers of Iowans has been shut down, after a resident showed measures designed to secure privacy information could be easily breached. The project manager for the Website, IowaLandRecords.org, said the records would not be available “indefinitely.” (9/15/08)

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