-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 08:27 PM 5/31/97 -0700, Tim May wrote, concerning Marc Rotenberg:
What we are talking about here is whether there's a need for new laws to, using your specific example, stop companies from asking for personal information.
A new grocery store opened down the street from me. They have lots of special prices, but only available to "club members". Club cards are free, but you have to fill out a form. The form asks for: 1. Name 2. Address 3. Phone Number 4. Spouse name 5. Social Security number In exchange for giving this information, the store will give me a 35 cent discount on each package of soft drinks I purchase. This is not a check cashing card, that is a separate form. This is a cash transaction. Why does the store need my social security number for me to purchase soft drinks and eggs? (40 cents off on eggs this week) I see no reason for it. If I provide a false number, I have probably committed some crime. Yes, I would support a law that forbids private companies to ask for social security numbers except for tax purposes. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 5.0 beta Charset: noconv iQBVAwUBM5HxwEGpGhRXg5NZAQFJKgH/TMzbzv5+3BriMraVUcRwMknP/uY5LQLE Z/3JIAjrDVKJuZv54e0pbLRdNtU5RtnmZZwHQCcdxQW2YxNuxgOVIg== =S/a9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Robert Costner Phone: (770) 512-8746 Electronic Frontiers Georgia mailto:pooh@efga.org http://www.efga.org/ run PGP 5.0 for my public key