"3. You should be wary of signing petitions because it means giving information to people.
Good advice, but not strong enough. Registering to vote requires giving information to strangers. Do you really know those people who sign you up to register? Or if you mail in your registration, how can you trust all the people at the county registrar's office? Do any of them have a criminal past? How can you be sure that one of them isn't bent on identity theft?
Yep, voter registration is too risky.
So is joining any number of interest groups who participate in politics. They tend to ask for your personal information too - name, address, phone numbers, sometimes family information. Sometimes they ask for credit card information to process membership dues. And while I'm thinking of it, those labor unions also get a lot of personal and financial information on you. And I've read that sometimes there are bad apples in those unions, who might have the opportunity to steal money or your identity. I mean, it could happen. So it's probably not a good idea to join any of those unions. Yes, it's nice to have representation on the job, but any risk of identity theft, however small, is just too much to bear."
Signature Gathering Scare Ads are Right On -- Potential Identity Thieves are All Around us, Starting with Political Consultants
Signature Gathering Scare Ads are Right On -- Potential Identity Thieves are All Around us, Starting with Political Consultants:
