Your SSN and your privacy

You type the Social Security number in a masked field. It is encrypted in the browser, and the page does not show it again.

Updated 5 of 7 in For candidates

The employer does not type this number. The field is masked, and the page does not show it again.

Who it is for. Candidates on the identifier step.

  1. Type the number only on the invite screen. Use Show if you need to check it before you continue.
  2. Address suggestions fill the street, city, state, and ZIP. Prior addresses from the last seven years are optional.
  3. Other names are stored on their own. The page does not echo the Social Security number back.
The invite link is private. Do not forward it, and do not put the number in email.
The candidate side of the invite, before identifiers are saved.
The candidate side of the invite, before identifiers are saved.

Related: Why we never take an SSN from employers

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