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Security risk.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
"How to Protect Yourself" ("ID Leaks," September 2008), says: "Don't carry your Social Security card in your wallet." My Medicare card has my Social Security number printed on the front. On the back the instructions say: "Carry your card with you when you are away from home." How do I comply with both?
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