Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act

The act governs how personal identifying information about consumers is handled, displayed, safeguarded, and disposed of, with the aim of reducing the risk of identity theft. It restricts the use and public disclosure of Social Security numbers and other personal information, requires records containing such information to be destroyed rather than discarded intact, and imposes duties to protect that information against security breaches. It also gives consumers the ability to place a security freeze limiting access to their information, along with a parallel mechanism for freezes obtained on behalf of protected consumers.

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