You can block electronic access to your Social Security record. When you do this, no one, including you, can review or change your personal information online or through our automated telephone service.
You may want to block your information if you have:
- Been the victim of domestic violence.
- Been the victim of identity theft.
- Any reason you do not want your record to be available.
If you block access to your record and then later change your mind, you can ask us to unblock it.
You can contact us to block electronic access to your information at any time, for any reason.
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