Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.legal Subject: Re: CONOCO requested my SSN to issue a credit card. well .... Message-ID: <426@opus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 19:59:21 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.426 Posted: Mon Apr 30 19:59:21 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 3-May-84 08:27:01 EDT References: <525@ut-ngp.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 7 An interesting sidelight - the University of Colorado has "student identification numbers" which are the same as social security numbers. You need a student ID for lots of things. This practice began about 13 years ago, as I recall; prior to that, they had their own numbering system. -- ...Relax...don't worry...have a homebrew. Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303) 444-5710 x3086