“They won’t give up any information at all.”
At some level, I guess we all should be grateful for this given that many Americans fear that Big Government will use this kind of centralized repository of individual identities for nefarious purposes.
What I’ve never understood is that I thought it literally was illegal to use the SSN as an identifier (other than for SS purposes), yet I see that number collected routinely by private and public agencies alike (I’m pretty sure DMV, Board of Elections etc. all have my SSN, presumably to “prove” I am me). Are these agencies breaking the law or are we sheeple simply too ignorant to stand up for our privacy and say “Sorry, you can’t collect that info: it’s against federal law.”
No public agency should be collecting your SSN. They don’t in NY except for public assistance so they can coordinate benefits. It would be used for arrest information as well.
but DMV, Board of elections no not really.
Yes, private institutions especially any institutions dealing with the making of money and tax reporting would have it because they add to your social security retirement allotments. How much you make and pay into taxes, years etc all calculate benefits.
But that is a one way street for information. It is to report on you to social security, rather than the collector of that information to track you by it.
Social Security will take information, but never give any back out.