NODE 8885e6f5RE: CreditCard info
Mike Markley <mmarkley@microsoft.com>Mon, 8 Aug 94 08:37:50 PDT
Garth Brown writes:
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| From: Garth Brown (Semaphore Software) <v-garthb>
| To: <cypherpunks@toad.com>; <owner-cypherpunks@toad.com>
| Subject: RE: CreditCard info
| Date: Sunday, August 07, 1994 5:41PM
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| It's my understanding that it's technically illegal for anyone to require
| your SSN for anything if they are not using it for SS related purposes.
| I had heard that congress passed a law when SSNs were issued to this
| effect.
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| Am I hallucinating, or has someone else heard this too?!
|
I have heard this also. On a related note it is also no longer legal to
require credit cards for identification when writing a check.
Mike.
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Mike Markley <mmarkley@microsoft.com>
I'm not a Microsoft spokesperson. All opinions expressed here are mine.
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