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		b3morales on Nov 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use forums rather than Slack/Discord to support de... It's never been made illegal to use, or even ask for, an SSN. You can refuse to provide it (unless it's required for tax/employment purposes) but whoever's asking can then just refuse to transact with you.

njarboe on Nov 9, 2021 [–]

Thanks for the info. I guess I remembered when companies stopped printing out social security numbers on everything (badges, informational letters, etc.) and using them generally due to, probably, this California law[1].

[1]https://www.kmm.com/articles-195.html

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