A recent Colorado Supreme Court decision to overturn one man's conviction for using a stolen Social Security number (SSN) to apply for a car loan isn't sitting well with privacy advocates, Network World reports. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the man's action did not constitute criminal impersonation because the man provided his actual name, address and place of employment in addition to the stolen SSN and therefore "did not hold himself out to be another person when he used another person's Social Security number." Adam Levin, co-founder of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911, says the decision means that while the defendant walks away a free man, Colorado consumers wind up feeling less free.
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