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- From: cmiy565@chpc.utexas.edu (Dean)
- Subject: Re: Looking for someone?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.034804.13760@chpc.utexas.edu>
- Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
- References: <93022.183837AABNK1@ASUACAD.BITNET> <1993Jan27.035157.19050@cs.su.oz.au>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 03:48:04 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.035157.19050@cs.su.oz.au> michaelw@cs.su.oz.au (Michael Wise) writes:
- >In article <93022.183837AABNK1@ASUACAD.BITNET> <AABNK1@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
- >>LOOKING FOR SOMEONE? If you supply us with a social security
- >>number, we can find them anywhere in the U.S.A.
- >>
- >>Inquiries to: FAXWORLD
- >> Fax: 602-265-5016
- >> email: 73040.2157@compuserve.com
- >
- >
- >Is there anyone else who finds the existence of a service such as this
- >absolutely horrifying? Put yourself in the shoes of a female friend who
- >Australia Card legislation a few years ago, which would have put in place a
- >centralized number for each person, against which personal information could
- >be recorded. My suggestion: Boycott This Cowardly New World!
- >
-
- My SS card issued around '66 states explicitly (twice):
- FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND TAX PURPOSES ONLY-NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION
-
- I think something has gone wrong.
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