It is definitely headed that way.  However, the Supreme Court has made rulings of right to privacy vs. right to know in favor of right to privacy.  I think when the first right to know rules were passed, they didn't think the whole situation out and now that the repercussions of these decisions are showing, hopefully they will steer more and more towards right to privacy, which in essence is the right not to be so easily violated.  It is just not right to take all the precautions you can as a citizen to protect your credit cards, passwords, etc. by storing them in your house instead of carrying them around all the time, etc only to find out everything is posted on someone's site with all the information.  By the way, the fraud dept of my visa debit/credit called - someone tried to charge airline tickets to The Netherlands.  Come to find out it was my old # that was expired and it was denied - but still wondering how they got it - the only thing I could think of is maybe a published police report - as I reported my purse stolen and they asked me for all my account #s a couple of years ago.  That is the only thing I can think of - I was divorced before this account so it couldn't be the divorce papers that have all my account #s, birth dates of me and my children - to verify all those personal questions account holders ask you to verify your identity - lol.  What a crock!

The whole phone call put all these thoughts in my head about the threat to my physical safety and financial safety by just carrying on my daily business, like buying a house, getting a divorce, or filing a stolen property report.  If I didn't work in the courthouses, or the legal system, and didn't know what I know about what is going on, I perhaps would still be one of those aimless people walking around thinking nothing will happen to me.