Social Security number

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  • In cybercrime: Identity theft and invasion of privacy

    …official identity card but a Social Security number that has long served as a de facto identification number. Taxes are collected on the basis of each citizen’s Social Security number, and many private institutions use the number to keep track of their employees, students, and patients. Access to an individual’s…

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