"belong to the person who presented it."
Will they do that now? Just what questions do you ask - because I can just see someone telling me No, they won't give it to me.
I would like them to know that I know the law regarding this.
The average Joe on the street can not get this information (as far as I know), you have to be a business owner and in the process of hiring someone to obtain information about the SSN they present.