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Subject: Re: On giving out your social security number.
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> I also dislike giving out my SS#. Schools want it, hospitals and doctors
> want it, just so they can have a unique number to classify me under.

No biggy, but SSNs aren't unique.  Years back I worked for Occidental
Life (a Transamerica co) and found that they didn't use SSNs alone as a
primary key due to collisions.

	Ken Shrum
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