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Instead of sending your entire Social Security number, you can send a few digits. Then, you can send the other digits in person or through a phone call. A live phone call is a much more secure method of sending your Social Security number because your SSN won't be kept in text form on any servers.

We all need to be mindful when sharing personal information, whether it is our own or that of others. You should not send personally identifiable information via unencrypted email. It is not a secure way to send any information and could expose you to data hacking.

Encryption is the best method for securely sharing files. This means the file becomes unreadable until it's decrypted. Only those with the encryption key can access it. Therefore, File encryption is a great way to ensure that your data is safe, even if it falls into the wrong hands.

Once you've verified that the request for your Social Security number is legitimate and you opt for sending it via email, you can choose one of three ways to do it safely: Password-protected email. Password-protected attachment. Encrypted email.

1. Open the Android Market app on your device and the Secret Message app. Enter a secret key into the Secret Key box at the top of the app's screen, type the message you want to encrypt into the Message box, tap ?Encrypt? and tap ?Send via SMS? to send the encrypted message.

Ing to our privacy experts, Signal is probably the most secure messaging app. Its open-source encryption protocol has become the industry standard for end-to-end message and voice encryption. And Signal is funded by donations and grants, so it isn't incentivized to monetize data.

One option for Android and iPhone: Signal First you download the app then register your phone number. On Android, you can even set it to be the default messaging app (though again, you'll want to make sure you're sending messages to someone who's also using Signal to ensure encryption.)