Exception

(a)Nothing in this Act shall prevent any public entity or private entity from using a SSN for internal verification and administrative purposes, so long as the use does not result in, or COL10/29/2021 CH. 32 TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION require the release of, the SSN to persons not designated by the entity to perform associated functions authorized by law.

(b)This Act shall not be asserted as a means to avoid compliance with an otherwise valid request for records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and the Sunshine Reform Act of 1999, Title 5 GCA, Chapter 10, and the Open Government Law, Title 5 GCA, Chapter 8.