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Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed a series of bills aimed at combating consumer scams and at protecting residents”™ privacy and personal information.
Included were bills to prohibit the hiring of inmates for any job that would give them access to Social Security numbers other than their own, to limit instances where entities are allowed to request residents”™ Social Security numbers, and to improve consumer regulations by prohibiting prize award schemes that require a customer to make a pay-per-call service phone call.
“The bills signed today will ensure that New Yorkers”™ personal information is kept private, and will also help protect our residents from falling victim to enticing pay-per-call prize schemes,” Cuomo said in a statement.
