[Christien]

I've never been asked for that. The only time I ran into any issue was on a large order ($12 or $1300, I think), they said anything coming to Canada over $1000 they wanted the cash wired to them, rather than credit card. A bit of a PITA, because the wire transfer fee is $35 or something, but no big deal.

I can understand your concern re identity theft, but just make sure you're using proper encryption on your email program, or just fax it to them (much more secure).