Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has fielded a question on state obligations as regards public records that contain Social Security numbers. Check it out. It’s an interesting discussion. Things are not so clear-cut as you might suppose. But note …

.. no single Arkansas law comprehensively regulates social security number protection. Similarly, regarding birth dates, there is no comprehensive protection for this information under the Arkansas Code.

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