There are a lot of idiots in the world, their being an idiot or not knowing just how dangerous and inherently insecure Email is doesn’t justify Jeb and his staff’s irresponsibility with that information.
I never said it did; clearly Jeb needs to fire the guy responsible for this screwup and vet future hires more carefully.
Thinking a bit, two possible reasons for including SSNs come to mind:
1. My name is John Smith... not the John Smith on the other side of town, not the John Smith down the road on the farm, and certainly not the John Smith in the county jail....2. The financial tracking info for my donation is Name:... SSN:....