Government Looks to End Social Security Number Usage After Equifax Hack

Government Looks to End Social Security Number Usage After Equifax Hack
People line up outside of the Social Security Administration office in San Francisco, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The White House discussed ending the use of social security numbers.

The government wants to replace social security numbers with a more secure system after an Equifax data breach led to 145.5 million people’s personal information being exposed, The Wall Street Journal reported. It is not the first large data breach but could be considered the most important, as Equifax handles sensitive credit information.
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