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From: aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt)
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Subject: Re: social security number
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Andrew Burke asks:
> I am very interested in who exactly does have the right to that number.
> Anybody out there know the law?

I had a copy of the Privacy Act somewhere but I can't find it...  As I
recall the groups you have to supply your SS# to are the IRS and your
employers.  There may be other government agencies.  I thought other
documents were supposed to say "optional" under SSN, but I must admit
very few do...

Andrew Burt 				   			isis!aburt