Skip to main content
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
  • Updates
  • Topics
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Financial
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Security
  • Resources & Tools
    • Law Overviews
    • Reports
    • Data Breach Chronology
    • Data Brokers
    • Q&A
  • Advocacy
  • About
    • History
    • Team
    • Partners & Funders
    • Opportunities
    • Contact
    • Cy Pres Awards

Search Menu

  • Search
Donate

Main navigation

  • Updates
  • Topics
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Financial
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Security
  • Resources & Tools
    • Law Overviews
    • Reports
    • Data Breach Chronology
    • Data Brokers
    • Q&A
  • Advocacy
  • About
    • History
    • Team
    • Partners & Funders
    • Opportunities
    • Contact
    • Cy Pres Awards

Breadcrumb

  1. Home

Topics
Location
Resource Type
Search the Archives
Reducing Your Risk of Identity Theft
Guides
Financial
Security

Reducing Your Risk of Identity Theft

Others can get your personal information in many ways including data breaches discarded…
Credit Monitoring Services: The Breakdown
Articles
Financial
Security

Credit Monitoring Services: The Breakdown

Hardly a day goes by where data breaches and identity fraud don't make the headlines. In such a world, you…
Don’t Let Medical Debt Kill Your Credit
Articles
Financial
Health

Don’t Let Medical Debt Kill Your Credit

Medical debt often results from unpredictable events, but you shouldn’t let them ruin your credit for years…
Q&A
Employment
Financial
Health
Housing
Security

When am I required to provide my Social Security number to a business?

There are a few situations in which you must provide your Social Security (SSN) number to a business…
Q&A
Financial
Health
Housing
Security

Can I refuse to give my Social Security number to a business or doctor?

Yes, you can refuse unless you’re legally required to provide your Social Security number (SSN). However…
Q&A
Education
Employment
Financial
Health
Housing
Security

Why is it important to protect my Social Security number?

A Social Security number can be used to steal your identity (commonly called identity theft) to commit fraud…
Q&A
Security

If I get a call saying that I won a contest, do I need to give my Social Security number?

No. A real contest won’t ask for your Social Security number (SSN) over the phone (you’ll have to give it in…
Q&A
Security

Can I change my Social Security number?

The Social Security Administration will only issue a new Social Security number (SSN) in very specific or…

Pagination

  • Previous page Previous
  • …
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • Page 12
  • Page 13
  • Page 14
  • Page 15
  • Page 16
  • …
  • Next page Next

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Logo

CC icon attribution icon non-commercial icon share-alike icon

Privacy Policy

Footer Menu

  • About
  • Resources & Tools
  • Updates
  • CY Pres Awards
  • Opportunities
  • Topics
    • Health
    • Financial
    • Employment
    • Security
    • Housing
    • Education

Contact

3245 University Ave. #1101
San Diego, CA 92104

EIN 45-4739319

For press inquiries:
press@privacyrights.org
(619) 298-3396

Follow Us

  • Find us on LinkedIn
  • Find us on Bluesky
  • Find us on Mastodon
Sign-up
Donate

CC icon attribution icon non-commercial icon share-alike icon

Privacy Policy

Except where otherwise noted, content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license