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When you pay with your debit card, you're ta

Yes, you can refuse unless you’re

There are a few situations in which you must provide your Social Security (SSN) number to a business, including

Often nearly impossible to see, a skimmer is a small device placed in or over a card reader (ATM, gas pump, checkout) to record information from your credit or debit card's magnetic stripe.  That information can then be used to make fraudulent purchases and sometimes even a clone of your card.

With Visa and MasterCard, no. They both have rules that limit stores from requiring you to show your ID as a condition of purpose. These rules also make them accept your card even if you refuse to show your ID.

Yes. Many stores do this to help identify patterns of return fraud and abuse.

In 1973 the U.S. Dept of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) to look at the impact of computerization on medical records privacy. The members wanted to develop policies that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.

From the expansion of certain protections to the use of automation technology in law enforcement, this legislative session once again saw a number of bills centered around data privacy.