If the Doctor Asks for Your Social Security Number, Do This

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Yahoo - 10/11/2019 - Diane Umansky - Consumer Reports - You’re filling out forms at a doctor’s office, hospital, or other healthcare facility and come to a line asking for your Social Security number. Should you write those nine digits down? Generally, no, say privacy experts. “Having Social Security numbers at the doctor’s office is a data breach risk, and it’s one that’s increasing,” says Pam Dixon, executive director of the nonprofit World Privacy Forum. Read more @ https://news.yahoo.com/doctor-asks-soci ... 00849.html