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Social Security Administration Requires Cell Number to Check Information Online

The Social Security Administration is now requiring that people have a cellphone number to use the “my Social Security” website. “We’ve added an extra layer of security for our customers when they interact with us online,” the SSA said in…

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a blog post. “This extra layer of security is called ‘multifactor authentication’ and complies with an executive order requiring federal agencies to provide more secure authentication for their online services. Any agency that provides online access to a customer’s personal information must now use multifactor authentication.”