On 2 Dec 2009 at 13:14, Steven Peck wrote: > Until they actually offer you a job, they have absolutely no need for your > SSN. I would refuse to provide such until there was a need to provide such > for an I9 form or Payroll (as in you have been offered a job).
Unfortunately many companies use SSN to run credit checks and/or background checks on potential employees. They are within their rights to *_ask_* for it, and AFAICT you have no legal recourse. I've been unable to volunteer for a local group working with kids because they insisted on an SSN for a background check and I wouldn't provide it. They had no privacy policy, and no guarantee that they would erase the SSN from their records, so ... they lose my volunteering. [sigh] -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
