A House panel today unanimously approved legislation to limit the sale, purchase or public display of Social Security numbers (SSN). The bill would apply to both the government and private sector in hopes of stemming the occurrence of identity theft.
Under The Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act, the federal government would be prohibited from selling or displaying SSNs to the general public, including on the Internet. Encryption or other security measures would be required for transmission of Social Security numbers.
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