Identity theft isn't that remote of a chance. It happens to a lot of people. It happened to me! Luckily, I got to it in time or it would have even been a worse nightmare than it already was. However, I agree that giving out your SS# (at least to me) isn't such a big deal. You do need to be careful.
Stuart --- Marta Edie <martaedie at mac.com> wrote: > Anne and everybody else, I don't know what it is > with me, but I have > decided everybody knows my Social security number > anyway, I don't > care, like everybody knows all my ailments, even the > eye operations > when i was 6 year old. If they want to get my inner > life, they > already have it. Maybe I am old and know I have > little time to worry, > maybe I have established myself with my banks by > going in and showing > them my face, maybe I believe they don't really want > my identity > because there is not much to gain, maybe I think it > would just by a > chance so far removed as winning the Lotto, that I > don't care giving > out my SSN, but I have given up long ago worrying > about that at all. > > I also believe they want to scare you into this ID > theft thing to > sell you insurance for it as they do with any other > thing, so I am > telling myself, if indeed I would be a victim, a one > in many a > million chances, I , in my stance of determination, > would be able to > conquer that . > And, BTW, Anne, you could, though, go to a AT&T > store and pay cash, > couldn't you? Of course that I would never do- I > feel the cash could > get lost easier. I do everything by credit card, but > then all banks > require SSNs when opening accounts and issue credit > cards. I don't > know whether you ever get around giving it out. > Privacy has gone out > of our lives- if anybody wants to get at you you are > game. > Marta > > > > On Oct 27, 2007, at 10:37, Anne Cartwright wrote: > > > Marta was having so much fun with her iPhone I > decided to buy one. > > > > However I guess I will be taking it back to the > store because in order > > to activate it you have to give AT & T your social > security number > > and I > > am very reluctant to do so. Especially when I > don't really see any > > reason for them to have it. I called AT & T and > the first operator > > said > > there was no other way, but then she said that > there was a prepay > > plan, > > would I be willing to use that. That is exactly > what I wanted. In > > fact I > > would be willing to prepay the whole two years. So > she connected me > > with > > the operator who handles prepay. Guess what? You > have to give them > > your > > social security number and fail the credit check > before you can > > prepay! > > > > So I guess no iPhone for me. > > > > Anne Cartwright > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > > be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge > Lane. > > Posting address: > MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > > Information: > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge > Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
