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From: jhh@ihldt.UUCP (John Haller)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: ssn vs MCI
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Date: Thu, 10-Nov-83 10:21:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 10 10:21:21 1983
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My wife just got a new Social Security card yesterday (one of the new
so-called forgery-proof types) and there was a statement saying that
there is no law preventing private companies from requesting your
Social Security number.  You have no obligation to give them your
number, but they are not obligated to give you the service if
you refuse to give them your Social Security number.

Local, State, and Federal Agencies MUST have Federal Authorization
to get your Social Security number, and must tell you what that
authorization is.

			John Haller