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Posted by: MyWayOnNow 2 months ago

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When it comes to the risks of identity theft, the U.S. government isn't taking its own advice. The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security numbers in their wallets, contrary to warnings by the Federal Trade Commission that people should avoid doing so.

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MurphyStout2 months ago

Seems like bureaucratic backward-ness to me. Common occurrence, unfortunately. People need to watch out for themselves, and not go blindly into the night with nothing but a federal warning or whatever.

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