Your Social Security Number Isn’t a Secret
By Lisa Rabasca Roepe
After roughly half of Americans’ Social Security numbers were compromised in the 2017 Equifax breach, Jeremy Grant, founder of the industry group, the Better Identity Coalition, proposed a way to stop identity theft.
His plan: Tell banks and credit agencies to stop using Social Security numbers to authenticate individual identity.
Instead, government agencies, such as state motor-vehicle departments or the Social Security Administration, could confirm a person’s identity — at the individual’s request.
Continue reading “Q&A: Better Identity Coalition’s Jeremy Grant”