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From: spear@ihuxm.UUCP (Steven Spearman)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: CONOCO requested my SSN to issue a c
Message-ID: <971@ihuxm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Apr-84 09:12:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 27 09:12:28 1984
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Is it really forbidden for a company to 'require' your
ssn on an application?  I understood that they cannot
legally require you to submit an ssn, but they can 
refuse you service if you don't 'voluntarily' supply
it.

Anybody really know the law on this?
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Steve Spearman
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