Privacy is an illusion in 2008.
Make that +2.+1 to that statement. I think it has become more a matter of personal information security than privacy. With the advent of the internet (among other things), there really is no such thing. All you can do is be careful and vigilant.
However, we had so much info on people, like their driver's license numbers, addresses, employers, DoB and the rest, the company could find out anything they wanted anyway, including the SS number. It's really a moot point these days.
Privacy is an illusion in 2008.
The insurance companies I was contracted with all required a social security number. They needed it to either run your credit report (some states allow credit to be used in insurance rating) or to access one of the claims databases, which all use SS as an identifier.
We were told over and over again, they don't have to provide a SS number and we don't have to provide them with insurance. Let them buy their insurance elsewhere.
As an agent it was extremely annoying. I don't write the policy, I don't get paid. But the databases they use are set up to use the SS and they wouldn't make any exceptions.
However, we had so much info on people, like their driver's license numbers, addresses, employers, DoB and the rest, the company could find out anything they wanted anyway, including the SS number. It's really a moot point these days.
Privacy is an illusion in 2008.
The solution for places that have no legal reason to have your SS # is simple. You simply have a terrible memory (don't we all--ever go to the grocery for the wife?) anyway, it is awfully easy to reverse a couple of numbers just from memory problems. The funny thing is I generally do it the same way. Must be dyslexia or something!
This all just sucks. I've never like the idea of a government issued identification number anyway. Personally, I would prefer that they just use my driver's license number.
I am old enough to remember on my origional card it said "Not for identification purposes". Now it is often required for that. Just goes to show you can not believe the government.
I know HR has MY SS on file....period. Anything out of the office, I hate to say it, but from now on.......I May just forget My # as I am filling out a form/s. The 3 might get replaced with a 4 and so on. And if it comes back to bite me in the ass, then at least I know for sure that They are really looking at it for information. Lots of great points on this thread.
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