Re:I'm here to tell you it is a problem. (Score 2)

I recently went to change insurance carriers and got refused coverage by a variety of providers. It took me nearly a month until the full cause of this was known. One of the agents was a close friend of my new in-laws. You should have heard the strange tone in her voice when she turned us down. It turns out that someone elses driving record was attached to my Soc. Security record in a state I hadn't lived in for years. This person had over 12 convictions on their record including 2 D.W.I. offences, failure to appear, numerous accidents, etc. Once I was aware of the error I called back those companies and they cleared their databases immediately. You know what though, they all trade and share information from some of the same clearing houses. Unless that bad data is erased everywhere it very well will come back like a virus. BTW, one of the data houses I had to deal with is the same that erroneously reported many potential Florida voters as felons, thus preventing them from taking part in the election. I recently got turned down far into the interview process from a couple of jobs that required security clearance. I don't want to get too paranoid but no doubt I think that a potential employer would turn me down if they found a rap sheet on me like that. I know I am angry when my grammer goes out the door. Forgive me.