Is this a major privacy loophole?
<p>Say you want to (illegaly) obtain someone's ssn. You call their employer and impersonate them and ask for the ssn or ask for a 1099 to be mailed which has the ssn.</p>

<p>Is this a major loophole to get anyone's ssn? Is there a specific law against it besides mail tampering  which is hard to prove?</p>

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  <p>You call their employer and impersonate them</p>
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<p>The onus is on the employer to keep your personal data secure. If they do not take reasonable steps to verify that the caller is indeed you, they fail that duty and can be held to account. So, not a loophole.</p>

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