[ale] [OT] SSN use, was: restricting web input

[jimpop at gmail.com (Jim Popovitch)]

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 09:54, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've got a friend that is a security / hipaa expert. ?He refuses to
> give medical providers his ssn. ?Claims that per hipaa they can not
> mandate he do so. ?I guess they work from his name and address?
> Drivers license number?

No disrespect to your friend... but unless he was born in the
nineties, his SSN is probably already widely distributed beyond his
control and knowledge.

-Jim P.