Yes.  I am aware that this SSN has been identified as being mixed with another persons record.  And yes, I have had my identity stolen, with unauthorized credit charges attempted against me (part of the reason I follow my credit reports and my monthly credit statements very closely).  This was not because of online public records, but because a very good hacker broke into the very well protected database of a national chain where I shop frequently.
     I have no interest in finding my birth parents.  It's not possible due to specific circumstances regarding my case, and even if it were, I wouldn't.  The court record was sealed for their protection and my own.  I have a original copy of my birth certificate (complete with aliases and redacted), which is enough legal documentation for me to function in society.  I thought it was destroyed during a move, and once attempted to get a new copy, but foutunately found it was only misplaced. 
     I have not endangered my self any more than I have ever been endangered by living in a society that values open and free access to what is considered to be "The Public Record".  All of the information I lisited is freely available at my local county courthouse to anyone who walks through the door.  If you ask nicely, one of the very helpful assistant Clerks will even help you find the proper documents containing it on a slow day (Deed, Mortgage, Tax Rolls, etc...).
     We all work in the relm of public records.  The key to public protection isn't stopping the bulk export (be it digital or physical), analysis, and compiling of our public records.  The key to public protection is to determine what information is really necessary to be in said public records, and then to require that publicly held documents only include that necessary information.

Charles W. Skinner
National Vendor Management
Consumer Marketing Services, Inc.