Lola
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What you heard is wrong! What was signed was a repeal of an Obama era policy (that had yet to go into effect as I understand it) that restricted what some companies (ISPs specifically) could do with information they already have and does not require that they collect, or that you have to give them, your SSN. Other companies (Yahoo, Google, etc.) already had the right to use this same information as they desired so the effect is there are now a few more companies able to do what a large number of companies have already been doing for a long time.
There is already legislation in force that specifically restrict any company's requirement that you provide your SSN as identification. This used to be common practice but no longer. Health insurance companies used to be one of the biggest users of the SSN as a customer ID number and they have spent millions of dollars in the last 15 years or so redoing their IT systems as a result of this prohibition. This I know for a fact as I was directly involved in those system conversions.
Thanks DT MI, as I said I didn't think this was something President Trump would do. Now you have straightened me out. I heard this from a news release that emails one the happenings every day called "Forward", it seems they should call themselves Backwards. Thanks for the reply and hearing the truth.
This isn't the first time they have balled up a news flash. I think I'm going to find another news service!
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