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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not:
(1) Publicly post or display an individual's Social Security number;
(2) Print an individual's Social Security number on a card required for the individual to access products or services provided by the person;
(3) Require an individual to transmit the individual's Social Security number over the Internet unless the connection is secure or the individual's Social Security number is encrypted;
(4) Initiate the transmission of an individual's Social Security number over the Internet unless the connection is secure or the Social Security number is encrypted;
(5) Require an individual to use the individual's Social Security number to access an Internet Web site, unless a password, unique personal identification number, or other authentication device is also required to access the Web site; or
(6) Unless required by State or federal law:
(i) Print an individual's Social Security number on any material that is mailed to the individual;
(ii) Include an individual's Social Security number in any material that is electronically transmitted to the individual, unless the connection is secure or the individual's Social Security number is encrypted; or
(iii) Include an individual's Social Security number in any material that is transmitted by facsimile to the individual.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) The collection, release, or use of an individual's Social Security number as required by State or federal law;
(2) The inclusion of an individual's Social Security number in an application, form, or document sent by mail, electronically transmitted, or transmitted by facsimile:
(i) As part of an application or enrollment process;
(ii) To establish, amend, or terminate an account, contract, or policy; or
(iii) To confirm the accuracy of the individual's Social Security number;
(3) The use of an individual's Social Security number for internal verification or administrative purposes; or
(4) An interactive computer service provider's or a telecommunications provider's transmission or routing of, or intermediate temporary storage or caching of, an individual's Social Security number.
(c) This section does not impose a duty on an interactive computer service provider or a telecommunications provider actively to monitor its service or affirmatively to seek evidence of the transmission of Social Security numbers on its service.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Commercial Law § 14-3402 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/commercial-law/md-code-coml-sect-14-3402/
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