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From: ddw@cornell.UUCP (David Wright)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: SS numbers
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Date: Sat, 27-Aug-83 21:00:08 EDT
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From: ddw (David Wright)
To: net-flame

I think this has been discussed in the (distant) past, but does anyone know
who is legally entitled to ask for (and get) your Social Security number?
I always leave the space blank on things like credit card applications,
because you know the b*st*rds are using SS numbers as index numbers in credit
files, but who else can I tell to f*** off if they ask me?  The Phone Co?
My bank?  My employer?  (I suspect the answer is that the Phone Co. doesn't
have the right to know, but that the other two do, and possibly need to
know for withholding or tax reporting purposes.  How about companies in
which I own stock that pays dividends?

(net.legal fans, take note...)

                         David Wright

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