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From: ron@brl-vgr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: CONOCO requested my SSN to issue a credit card. well ....
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Date: Fri, 4-May-84 07:57:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  4 07:57:38 1984
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Actually, it is none of their business.  Most places will make up
a number for you if you refuse to give your social security number.
I would guess that the real reason the credit people want it is to
make it easier to find you in the credit database that is probably
indexed by the SSN.

I had the option of not giving my SSN to the FAA when I got my pilots
license.  But its nice to reduce the number of numbers that I have to
remember.

-Ron