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Wis. governor calls for enhanced security

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle wants all state agencies to stop using Social Security numbers as soon as possible to improve the protection of private information.

Doyle also called for a new training program for state workers, appointment of privacy officers in every agency and annual risk assessments. He was responding Tuesday to a new analysis of the state’s privacy protection efforts done by Milwaukee-based Metavante, Inc.