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Social Security Numbers
Social Security numbers are the key to much of the financial, medical and other personal information that most people would like to keep confidential. Yet the numbers are so widely used, by business and government, that they have acquired a special status as a security risk. The information offered here is intended to help consumers and organizations manage Social Security numbers in ways that protect individual privacy.
Information for Consumers
Your Social Security Number: Controlling the Key to Identity Theft(Consumer Information Sheet 4)
Sample Letter for Existing Customers to Notify Organizations on New SSN Law
- Businesses can continue their current practices regarding the use of SSNs for existing customers unless customers request otherwise in writing. The organization must comply within 30 days from the receipt of the customer's request. Many companies are already complying with the requirements of Civil Code Section 1798.85 for all their customers. If you want to ask the companies or other non-government organizations with which you do business to follow the new law's requirements now, send them a letter such as this sample letter. (PDF)
(Privacy Rights Clearinghouse)
Information for Organizations
Recommended Practices for Protecting the Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
