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By Clark Howard
ClarkHoward.com
When should you give your Social Security number and when should you not?
My rule on giving out my Social Security number is that I don't do it, unless I know it's absolutely, positively required for what I'm doing.
Companies and institutions ask for our Social Security numbers like they're handing out a piece of candy. Unfortunately, they do a mediocre to terrible job of securing the number, depending on the industry.
Kiplinger magazine once ran a list of the 10 worst places to give out your Social Security number.
Here are the places you shouldn't give out your Social Security number
http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/cla...places-give-your-social-security-number/nFh2/
ClarkHoward.com
When should you give your Social Security number and when should you not?
My rule on giving out my Social Security number is that I don't do it, unless I know it's absolutely, positively required for what I'm doing.
Companies and institutions ask for our Social Security numbers like they're handing out a piece of candy. Unfortunately, they do a mediocre to terrible job of securing the number, depending on the industry.
Kiplinger magazine once ran a list of the 10 worst places to give out your Social Security number.
Here are the places you shouldn't give out your Social Security number
http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/cla...places-give-your-social-security-number/nFh2/
