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Privacy, and your Social Security Number
In the news again, with great fanfare over eliminating it from your Medicare card, the Social Security Number remains an embarrassingly vulnerable element in the quest for individual privacy. Originally intended to be used only for identifying you for Social Security’s purposes, it morphed into being a common means of identification for things like healthcare, public utility services and, once, even for your driver’s license. The result? Despite removing it from your Medicare card, your Social Security Number remains as an easy potential target for those bent on stealing your identity for their own personal gain. In this Chicago Tribune article by Pat Lenhoff, the author explains why your Social Security number is still very vulnerable and insecure. Click here to read more.