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Old Dec 28, 2015 | 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by BillyBaloney
This is a totally general statement and in most cases, false
No. Having a human handle key information like DOB or SSN is always a security risk. Such information should always be encrypted. That's why these credit monitoring "services" are themselves often a honeypot and a target.

Beware of these services.
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