Who's got your number?
Nearly 90 percent of Americans were asked to divulge their full or partial Social Security number in the last year, often
to businesses with no clear need for that information, a new Consumers Union poll has found. Close to the same percentage
of people want restrictions on the use of their numbers to minimize theft and misuse.
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