Oh, excellent point about SSNs -- it's awful the number of places that require them for ID these days. Yep, shred records with SSNs, too.

It's a good idea to go over your SS records (is it every 3 years you can check status?) and your credit reports, too.

Very discouraging the work necessary to make sure someone's not messed up your records...

A friend was telling me about a relative of hers whose card was hacked off the internet. Another current concern, too...