The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have issued this warning about online access to government records:
There is an almost certain prospect that easy online access to personal information will prove a bonanza for not only identity thieves, but predatory businesses such as unscrupulous telemarketers.
… The thief may use personal information to obtain […]
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Identity Theft and Online Government Records
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Summit County, Ohio naturalization records
December 7th, 2007 · No Comments
The Summit County, Ohio, Clerk of Courts has recently made a database of naturalization ( immigration ) records available online. Records from 1850 through 1991 are included. Search by name, country of origin, or file year. Results include document images of the citizen’s U.S. Naturalization Service Declaration of Intention form which contains origin information, physical […]
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Ohio Attorney General Backs Limits on Gun-Permit Data
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dunn recently issued an opinion prohibiting journalists from obtaining records of gun owners. Reporters are allowed to inspect records of those persons having permits to carry concealed weapons, but are not allowed to obtain, copy or make notes of these records. The reporter may, however, publish information about these records as […]
Search Mahoning County Ohio Courts
September 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Cases in the Mahoning County, OH Common Pleas Court ( for General and Domestic Relations cases ) , and Probate Court are now available online. The two resources are located on separate pages. The county intends to expand coverage to other case types and courts in the near future. See our Mahoing County, OH page […]