Editorial: Making birth dates secret is bad law

From Sunshine Review

April 8, 2009

[edit] Editorial: Making birth dates secret is bad law

" If this were as simple as some nosy reporters poking around in databases, possibly exposing state workers to identity theft, we might see the logic in blocking their dates of birth from prying eyes.

It's not. We don't. And you shouldn't stand for it."

[edit] External links

• Dallas News, Editorial: Making birth dates secret is bad law, April 8, 2009

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