Keeping Social Security Numbers Private

California law on the use and publication of Social Security numbers (SSNs) prohibits:¹

• Posting or publicly displaying an individual’s SSN in any manner. “Publicly posting” or “publicly displaying” means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public.
• Printing an individual’s SSN on any card required for the individual to access products or services. This can include your employee identification cards and badges.
• Requiring an individual to transmit their SSN over the Internet, unless the connection is secure or the SSN is encrypted.