Some privacy groups recommend refusing to give your Social Security number to companies, but there is a downside, as the U.S. “If requested, you should ask why your Social Security number is needed, how your number will be used, what law requires you to give your number and what the consequences are if you refuse.” “If a business or other enterprise asks you for your Social Security number, you can refuse to give it,” the U.S. For prepaid accounts, neither name/address nor SSN is required.”īusinesses may ask for Social Security numbers, but you do not have to provide it to them. “This includes name and address, as well as your Social Security number, which are required by credit agencies to run a credit report. “For any service that requires T-Mobile to extend credit, we require some personal information so we can confirm your identity, run credit reports and ensure we send bills to the right address,” said Glenn Zaccara, a T-Mobile spokesman. This additional information allows them to pull your file from credit reporting bureaus. For cell phone service, companies ask for more personal information to set up post-paid accounts than pre-paid because they want to be sure they will get their money.
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