Is a website that has outdated information about me allowed to charge me to take it down?
Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information. Read More
Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information. Read More
You can contact data brokers like MyLife directly to request that your information be removed, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.
Read MoreEven if you owe a debt, you have rights about when and how a debt collector contacts you.
Read MoreThe Social Security Administration will only issue a new Social Security number (SSN) in very specific or extreme situations, so it’s not likely that you’d be able to change yours.
Those rare situations in which they might change your SSN are if
Read MoreNo. A real contest won’t ask for your Social Security number (SSN) over the phone (you’ll have to give it in writing).
Read MoreA Social Security number can be used to steal your identity (commonly called identity theft) to commit fraud, open new credit and bank accounts, get medical care/other benefits and obtain employment.
Read MoreThere are a few situations in which you must provide your Social Security (SSN) number to a business, including
Read MoreTo help stop sales calls, you can sign up on the National Do Not Call Registry. Read More