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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway
So many people want to be considered, to be noticed, to matter...but only to an extent. There is a balance between civil liberties and privacy and being a star on your own little reality show.
If the government or who ever tapped my phone or read my texts in order to protect me and others from bad things like terrorism then I'm cool with it. If they are doing it to establish a better psychology to sell me something or get between my ears to pitch a political stand, ok take your best shot, if your doing to get your jollies then someone needs to tune into another channel. My story is a cure for insomnia.
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Same here.
Back in the late 1970s I worked with a guy that was super sensitive about his Social Security number. My understanding of the law is that ONLY your bank and employer HAVE to have your SSN. I understand your Medicare number will be your SSN and that is nuts. Anyone else you can tell them to pound sand, no SSN for you. I expect it is necessary for a passport and some other official things as well but not for the utility company or a doctors office.
Point being back in the 1980s the police and others urged us to (and common practice) to etch your property with your name and SSN to prove it was yours if stolen. I did that for a while but about 1990 I realized protecting my SSN was really important. I have had to argue with some places about it.
I do have a Facebook page but only limited information on there. With just what I have posted here any person with a lot of patience could learn a lot about me. Mostly it would be a cure for insomnia.