If you block access to your record, no one, including you, will be able to see or change your personal information online or by using the Social Security Administration’s automated telephone service. Your account will remain blocked until you call or visit a Social Security office and request that your account be unblocked.

You can do this online: Block Access to Your Personal Information.

Or you can do this by telephone:

• Call 1-800-772-1213.
• Listen carefully to the menu choices and follow the instructions.