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America’s fastest growing crime, amounting to more than $40 billion in losses
annually.
Government web operations are constantly being targeted by identity thieves.
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Initiatives such as the Federal Trade Commission FTC.gov’s Identity eft Web
page and the President’s Task Force on Identity eft are dedicated to informing
citizens about the problem. Understandably, the Social Security Administration
is sensitive to concerns about protecting citizens. e nine-digit Social Security
Number (SSN) that identies every U.S. citizen requires special handling in
terms of encryption, rewalls, and other security measures. e Social Security
Administration (SSA) website, SSA.gov, includes acomprehensive privacy policy
written in ...