62247 external_news 1287488340 1475893449 At a Congressional hearing today on protecting the privacy of social security numbers, Annie Antón testified on behalf of the U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (USACM) that the theft of social security numbers has become the primary tool for stealing an individual's identity, enabling criminals to unlock access to credit, banking accounts, and other services. Source: ACM

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