PRPN News Staff
18 Nov 2012
The Social Security Administration
(SSA), a part of the United States Executive Branch, touts its commitment to
the sanctity of you Social Security Number (SSN).
From Wikipedia:
In the United
States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number
issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and
temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security
Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2).
The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent agency
of the United States government. Its primary purpose is to track
individuals for Social Security purposes.[1]
A Social Security number may be obtained
by applying on Form SS-5, “Application for A Social Security Number Card”.[2]
Over time, the number has been used for
more diverse purposes than simply taxes, essentially making it a de facto national identification number.[3]
From
1961 to 1972, the card was imprinted with “For Social Security and
Tax Purposes — Not For Identification.”
In recent years, most government
agencies have changed their policies to remove Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) placed on correspondences, they
may only use the last 4 or 5 digits of the SSN, but never the full SSN.
This is not the case for the sworn
protectors of your Social Security benefits. In fact, not only can you find the
SSN on nearly every form sent out by the SSA, but complete SSN’s, addresses,
dates of birth, can all be found by using website to read the bar-codes on
these forms.
As an example, this is what can be found
on some forms:
Read more at http://www.prepperpodcast.com/social-security-admin-helps-identity-thieves-claiming-protect-identity/#ixzz2Cce0LiTe
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