You know, with Citibank’s latest commercials about anti-identity theft commercials, you’d think that Citigroup would be all for stronger privacy laws. (What… you mean that a company might use advertising to mislead the public as to their actual politics? Shocked… shocked I am to find gambling in this establishment!)

Well, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights wanted to make a point to Citigroup about the need for strong privacy laws, so they skywrote Citigroup CEO’s social security number directly over the Citigroup building in Manhattan yesterday.

According to the head of the FTCR, the group was able to buy Prince’s SSN over the net for $26. They also claim to have Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft’s SSNs too, but they are afraid to post those numbers for fear of prosecution under the Patriot Act.

I’m really not sure how I feel about the actions of the FTCR. Their actions seem extreme and borderline illegal, but at the same time, I’m all for making CEOs deal with the consequences of their actions.