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Military ID cards will finally have SSN blocked
Posted on Apr 26, 2008 by Tom Fragala
ITRC points out that the Department of Defense will finally begin blocking out Social Security numbers on military ID's, dog tags, clothing and military records. About time don't you think? Just imagine the number of cards, documents, and more that have full SSN's on them, putting every military member at serious risk of identity theft.
More from the Leaf-Chronicle:
According to an American Forces Press Service report, military IDs will soon be reconfigured without the cardholder's full Social Security number.
The plan, the report said, is to remove the numbers from ID cards issued to family members by the end of the year, but the sponsor's number would still be displayed for now. Between 2009 and 2010, all department-issued identification cards will feature only the last four digits of a cardholder's Social Security number, the report stated.
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