Privacy: social security numbers.

Existing law prohibits a person or entity, with specified exceptions, from publicly posting or displaying an individual's social security number, print a social security number on any card, require the transmitting of a social security number over the internet, require the use of a social security number, or the sale of a social security number, as specified. This bill would prohibit a person, entity, state agency, or local agency from electronically collecting, retaining, maintaining, licensing, or using a social security number unless the social security number is encrypted. This bill would also prohibit a person, entity, state agency, or local agency from electronically sharing, transmitting, or disclosing a social security number unless it is encrypted.