27 Nov
2011
27 Nov
'11
4:01 a.m.
On 26 November 2011 20:20, Swapnil Bhartiya swapnil.bhartiya@gmail.com wrote:
If the government and businesses in the US use the SSN for identification, then it is their problem.
It's not their problem. It's what happens.
Well, the US laws are clear on this point. If an agency (govt. or private) asks for your SSN for identification purposes, you have the *right* to ask back why your number is needed, how it will be used and what will happen if you refuse. The agency is obliged to tell you under which federal statute they are asking for the number, failing which, you needn't disclose your SSN. There are any number of faqs and documents on the SSA website that tells you how to deal with gratuitous demands for your SSN.
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