Re: SSN
From: | Vinnie Della Speranza |
Hi Gayle,
I appreciate your views on this issue. How do you manage to get your ASCP
continuing ed credit without your SS#? They require SS# for teleconference
attendance as far as I recall.
I will have to explore what this will require of NSH to accomplish but it
would be great if you and others would give the society a reasonable opportunity
to respond before advocating drastic action. After all, this issue only appeared
a few hours ago on histonet and NSH is, after all , a volunteer organization. We
are sensitive and responsive to member needs. I do ask for your patience
however. I for one am peddling as fast as I can.
One problem that I do forsee. How many individuals will remember their NSH
assigned member # when attending conferences and workshops and want to receive
contact hours?? I wonder how many could produce their membership cards if
necessary. Could you?
I would appreciate anyone's feedback on this as we will want to be sure to
develop program changes that will work smoothly and not cause members
additional stress
Vinnie Della Speranza
NSH Vice President
>>> Gayle Callis
<gcallis@montana.edu> 08/07/02 03:17PM >>>
This is true to
some extent. You can refuse to open up store accounts
using a SSN, and
I have done it - they provided a number instead. If they
refuse to do
it, I dig in my heels and say I will NOT provide SSN. A cell
phone
provider ran into this objection, and I still have a cell phone
from
them.
As for banks, mine recommended removing
SSN, drivers license #, and phone#
from personal checks - business cashiers
have to write a state assigned
gobblydegook drivers license# (SSN no longer
used here) or phone # in their
own handwriting on the check in front of
me. Banks/savings and loan,
probably investment operations need SSN for
tax purposes, but isn't this a
govt requirement to prevent dodging April 15th
income reporting!!
Nordstroms is not making money for me - I'm paying them
and my SSN is not
needed for that.
Any change is going to take
time, but it has to start somewhere. What if
someone refuses to give their
SSN to NSH, then NSH WILL have to come up
with a solution - a membership
number is like our state drivers license
number, gobblydegook, an account
number. Why not change and provide
members a favor - comply with privcy
wishes.
I don't think NSH should be singled out BUT it does need
to change, refusal
by members is the first step, it shows your objection to
privacy invasion
and potential fraud.
Just my thoughts - getting mean
in my old age -
Dear All: Just would to point out that your SSN is
required for the
following in your every day life: phone bills,
electric bills, gas bills,
any kind of credit card to include department
stores, Visa, etc, just about
any account you may have at a bank, savings
loan, credit union, any
transactions online involving money, things like
internet providers as AOL,
etc. Why would one less thing like NSH make
any possible difference? Has
President Bush ever considered that almost
everything in your life depends
on the SSN? Just my thoughts on the
subject.
Tom Kuwahara
Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research
Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
Montana
State University - Bozeman
19th and Lincoln St
Bozeman MT
59717-3610
406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
406 994-4303
(FAX)
email: gcallis@montana.edu
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