>I was responding to your assertion that your bank is using your SS # in violation of the law. I seriously doubt they are since you signing up for an account is most likely you consenting to them using your SS #.

In this case, I don't have a choice. I am required to give it to them for tax purposes. However, they also use it as an ID and require that I use it as such, which is in violation. I've asked them how they deal with the duplicate numbers that have been issued. They don't have a solution.

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>I doubt that - unless of course, there is a fundemental right to transact business at a given bank. If you refuse to comply with the given business practices of a bank, they can refuse to accept you as a customer. As a consumer, you have the right to choose the bank that conforms to your wishes.

Unless that business practice is in violation of the law.

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>On a related matter, since interest on a bank account is taxable, I don't see the unreasonableness in a bank having access to your SS #.

See above.