1996-08-06 - Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports)

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From: jfricker@vertexgroup.com (John F. Fricker)
To: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>
Message Hash: 12a2e78e63ee7e3488bf2615b7e7f6c98a72a2c3966e5f0de07d7f427a6fbf4e
Message ID: <2.2.32.19960806003317.00a56cac@vertexgroup.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-08-06 03:31:15 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 11:31:15 +0800

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From: jfricker@vertexgroup.com (John F. Fricker)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 11:31:15 +0800
To: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>
Subject: Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports)
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960806003317.00a56cac@vertexgroup.com>
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At 12:59 PM 8/5/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Black Unicorn wrote:
>> 
>[ ...random losers asking for your SSN... ]
>> > I was horrified and gave a random number.
>> 
>> You should always be horrified, and always give a random number.
>
>Well, it would be nice if it was that easy.  You (legally) need to give
>the correct one to anyone who has to make a report about you to the IRS,
>right?  Such as your employer.  But it's not always clear who else needs
>it. 

Originally the 1939 ('37?) Social Security Act explicitly stated that the
SSN could not be used for anything except SSA matters. Times apparently have
changed or perhaps it's just de facto legislation by complicity.






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