From: Karl S. Erbland [karl@ksme.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 5:01 PM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: Kevin Mitnick Rides Again... at The Register In article , kaplow_r@eisner.encompasserve.org.mars says... > In article , David Beatty writes: > > Thanks, Terry. This was a good article. If anyone would > > know what he's talking about regarding this subject, Mr. > > Mitnick would be it. > > Now, how do I stop everybody and their brother from using my SSN as my ID > number. My employer IS my health care provider, and I can't even go to the > doctor, dentist, or eye doctor without divulging it to everyone and having > them pass it around like an STD. Refuse to provide it and they refuse > treatment! > Bob, insist that they provide you with an alternate ID number. Medical units do not have a defined right to use the SSN as an ID. There are ways around it. The law requires that those that do not have a specific legal need to use you SSN as an ID must give you an alternative. Once you get an alternate ID you will probably experience A LOT OF CONFUSION because they will need to reference your previous history. There are ways to change those histories. Here is a link to a document concerning SSNs.: http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs10-ssn.htm Here is the main link: http://www.privacyrights.org/ Karl