The job is to check criminal records. Most employers also check your credit
history (which is pure BS). Once you are hired, it is a legal requirement
for taxes.
Eschew Obfuscation
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for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization
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-----Original Message-----
From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Rev. Stewart Marshall
Sent: 06/22/2009 1:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre
They always ask me for my last four when I am doing any changes on my
Verizon account.
What was supposed to be solely a form of govt ID has become your
personal identification number.
It is your ID for the armed forces, It may or may not be on your DL
(you can ask for it not to be displayed on AL DL) and it is required
of you are seeking a job.
Stewart
At 11:51 AM 6/22/2009, you wrote:
>It's a deal killer. It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id
>which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of
>Sprint. A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn.
>It's the same thing when I was trying to buy a car and test
>driving. They want to keep my driver's license. They want to do
>this so they can run a credit check to see if I can afford the car
>I'm testing. All they need to know is that I have a valid dl, and
>that can be confirmed by visual inspection.
>When I test drove a car at another agency, they took no information
>from me, only my name. When I drove away without purchasing, they
>took my tag down and a few days later I received a nice ty note for
>considering biz with them. It's apparently legal, but at least I'm
>not volunteering info they don't really need.
>
>--- On Mon, 6/22/09, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>From: Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) <[email protected]>
>Subject: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre
>To: [email protected]
>Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 11:14 AM
>
>According to Slashdot's article here
><http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm
>-Pre> you cannot open a Sprint account and buy a Palm Pre without
>telling Sprint your Social Security number (ostensibly so they can run a
>credit check).
>
>Anybody willing to do that for a mobile phone or is that a deal killer?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Mark Snyder
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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