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California Loses 800,000 Child Support Records
Have you been contacted by the Department of Child Support Services that your information was on one of the four backup storage cartridges lost?
Information about 800,000 adults and children in California's child support system were lost during shipment. The cartridges contain such information as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license or identification numbers, names of health insurance providers, health insurance plan membership identification numbers and employer information.
The Department of Child Support Services is contacting all those whose information was lost and recommending they place a fraud alert on their credit cards. The Department also has established a toll-free number for information: 866-904-7674. It has alerted the three major credit reporting agencies as well as the California Attorney General's office and the state Office of Privacy Protection. In addition to this, you may wish to place a fraud alert on your credit files.
Trans Union — 1-800-680-7289
Experian — 1-888-397-3742
Equifax — 1-800-525-6285
The Department has posted a statement on the incident, along with a frequently asked questions website posting. You should also visit http://www.privacy.ca.gov/ to learn more about how to protect your personal information and that of your children.
The California Office of Technology Services is working with its contractors to strengthen their information security practices, according to the frequently-asked-questions posting. This is the second major breach incident since 2011 involving IBM. Last March, Health Net announced that IBM informed the insurer that nine server drives were missing from an IBM data center. The drives included personal information on 1.9 million individuals.
Give the Minnesota Shared Parenting Legislation a Push
Once again The Children’s Equal and Shared Parenting Act is moving through Minnesota’s House and Senate: HF 322 and SF 1402. Both versions greatly increase the presumption of parenting time for both parents.
Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, said, “This bill is really a common sense idea. Why in our day and age when fathers and mothers both work and share equally in the responsibility of raising children, why should that change just because of a divorce?”
Molly Olson, Center for Parental Responsibility said, “The current system we have is far outdated. Forty-five years ago women did not work, and it was not the father’s duty to be a parent. Well, we live in a different culture now. We have had a one-size-fits-all model where one parent is the winner and one is the loser. This bill puts both parents on an equal playing field.”
If you live in Minnesota, share your views with your representative and senator. You may find them here. Also, thank Rep. Peggy Scott for leading on shared parenting legislation in Minnesota.
Robert Franklin has covered shared parenting legislation in Minnesota. Read his articles: Minnesota Shared Parenting Legislation Passes Three Committees and Support MN Bill for Equally Shared Parenting. |
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