Comments on: No social Security Number? Forget an iPhone http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/ The blog of Sam Newman Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Al http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 Al Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:59:33 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3353 http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10002.html#how2 How can I protect my Social Security number? You should treat your Social Security number as confidential information and avoid giving it out unnecessarily. You should keep your Social Security card in a safe place with your other important papers. Do not carry it with you unless you need to show it to an employer or service provider. We do several things to protect your number from misuse. For example, we require and carefully inspect proof of identity from people who apply to replace lost or stolen Social Security cards, or for corrected cards. One reason we do this is to prevent people from fraudulently obtaining Social Security numbers to establish false identities. We maintain the privacy of Social Security records unless: The law requires us to disclose information to another government agency; or Your information is needed to conduct Social Security or other government health or welfare program business. You should be very careful about sharing your number and card to protect against misuse of your number. Giving your number is voluntary even when you are asked for the number directly. If requested, you should ask: Why your number is needed; How your number will be used; What happens if you refuse; and What law requires you to give your number. The answers to these questions can help you decide if you want to give your Social Security number. The decision is yours ------------ It isn't like a credit card #, a debit card #, a bank account #, or a PIN, all of which can be cancelled upon notice, and if desired a new # assigned. If "your" SS# gets out, it is not simple to cancel it. The SSA does not cancel SS#s just by the account holder requesting it. And, they insist upon assigning a new SS# in place of the old. Few companies have any serious security protecting SS#s. The SSA claims to, but news items of the compromising of SS# files are frequent. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10002.html#how2
How can I protect my Social Security number?
You should treat your Social Security number as confidential information and avoid giving it out unnecessarily. You should keep your Social Security card in a safe place with your other important papers. Do not carry it with you unless you need to show it to an employer or service provider.

We do several things to protect your number from misuse. For example, we require and carefully inspect proof of identity from people who apply to replace lost or stolen Social Security cards, or for corrected cards. One reason we do this is to prevent people from fraudulently obtaining Social Security numbers to establish false identities. We maintain the privacy of Social Security records unless:

The law requires us to disclose information to another government agency; or
Your information is needed to conduct Social Security or other government health or welfare program business.
You should be very careful about sharing your number and card to protect against misuse of your number. Giving your number is voluntary even when you are asked for the number directly. If requested, you should ask:

Why your number is needed;
How your number will be used;
What happens if you refuse; and
What law requires you to give your number.
The answers to these questions can help you decide if you want to give your Social Security number. The decision is yours

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It isn’t like a credit card #, a debit card #, a bank account #, or a PIN, all of which can be cancelled upon notice, and if desired a new # assigned. If “your” SS# gets out, it is not simple to cancel it. The SSA does not cancel SS#s just by the account holder requesting it. And, they insist upon assigning a new SS# in place of the old.
Few companies have any serious security protecting SS#s. The SSA claims to, but news items of the compromising of SS# files are frequent.

]]> By: dhelia e. manuel http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3352 dhelia e. manuel Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:18:25 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3352 since 2004 if i may not mistaken to remember since that i registered i failed to contribute my sss,coz at that time i registered thru OWWA and have an aplication coming here in dubai but due of circumstance i failed my aplication due of a fake agency but now i need to continue it again but my problem now is i lost it my sss card number,please help me to verify it again........once more thanks lot......... since 2004 if i may not mistaken to remember since that i registered i failed to contribute my sss,coz at that time i registered thru OWWA and have an aplication coming here in dubai but due of circumstance i failed my aplication due of a fake agency but now i need to continue it again but my problem now is i lost it my sss card number,please help me to verify it again……..once more thanks lot………

]]> By: dhelia e. manuel http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3351 dhelia e. manuel Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:07:30 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3351 i lost my sss card number and i want to verify it because i need to continue my contribution on social security system and i want to change also my benificiary.how can i do this?i need to find out? please ASAP thanks.......... i lost my sss card number and i want to verify it because i need to continue my contribution on social security system and i want to change also my benificiary.how can i do this?i need to find out? please ASAP thanks……….

]]> By: vijit http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 vijit Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:22:56 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3349 guys can i buy an iphone without a ssn??? i live in india an i have no problem in jailbreaking it and stuff... all i wanna knw is can i walk into an apple store with a credit card and buy the phone without giving a social security number.... guys can i buy an iphone without a ssn??? i live in india an i have no problem in jailbreaking it and stuff… all i wanna knw is can i walk into an apple store with a credit card and buy the phone without giving a social security number….

]]> By: Czarina http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Czarina Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:05:01 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3350 If you don't have an SSN, how are you able to work in the US? If you don’t have an SSN, how are you able to work in the US?

]]> By: Mike http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3348 Mike Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:46:10 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3348 I totally understand your complaint, and I won't get an iPhone until I can have a provider that doesn't assist the government in spying. I realize it is too late for you, but there appears to be a workaround: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/01/prepaid-iphone-in-a-nutshell/ I totally understand your complaint, and I won’t get an iPhone until I can have a provider that doesn’t assist the government in spying.
I realize it is too late for you, but there appears to be a workaround:

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/01/prepaid-iphone-in-a-nutshell/

]]> By: JH http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3347 JH Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:12:46 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3347 I am a US citizen with a SS number. I took my iphone back because of the "gotta have the Social security number" policy. I called ATT and Apple from local level to the executive level. No one seemed to be taking responsibility and instead pointed fingers at each other. Also, ATT did not allow a business or corporation to start the ATT services and instead insisted the phone be "registered" to an individual withing the company using their SS #. Lastly, according to the agreement, the phone service is not transferable enough times for business use. To me, this is a bad deal, and i can easily walk away from it. What happened to the other 500,000 plus people? JH I am a US citizen with a SS number. I took my iphone back because of the “gotta have the Social security number” policy. I called ATT and Apple from local level to the executive level. No one seemed to be taking responsibility and instead pointed fingers at each other. Also, ATT did not allow a business or corporation to start the ATT services and instead insisted the phone be “registered” to an individual withing the company using their SS #. Lastly, according to the agreement, the phone service is not transferable enough times for business use. To me, this is a bad deal, and i can easily walk away from it. What happened to the other 500,000 plus people?
JH

]]> By: London 2.0 Community Portal » London 2.0 RC 12, Wednesday 31st of July http://www.magpiebrain.com/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3346 London 2.0 Community Portal » London 2.0 RC 12, Wednesday 31st of July Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:44:50 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2007/07/01/no-social-security-number-forget-an-iphone/#comment-3346 [...] Sam’s off in the States at the moment, and he left Carlos and I in charge of London 2.0. Predictably, nothing has happened. [...] [...] Sam’s off in the States at the moment, and he left Carlos and I in charge of London 2.0. Predictably, nothing has happened. [...]

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