So a business found a way to cut costs and thereby increase profits? For shame!

Why would you apply to work for the same company that just kicked you to the curb? I'd tell 'em to go to hell.

Privacy concerns and the black market will keep the cash alive.

It would be nice if Google had some competetition here. I went to openstreetmap.org and entered my address but it said nothing found. That's too bad.

Something similar happened to me recently. Google Maps led me to a business that was no longer there (if it ever was). A week or so later, I asked it about a Wells Fargo branch. It sent me to one about a mile away. Later on, I realized there was one just a block down the street from where I made the inquiry. Doh!

Their cost of living is 1/6 too.

Because Attorney General Eric Holder won't do his job and appoint a special prosecutor.

Maybe that's part of the problem. Too many cooks spoiling the broth? Perhaps I'm naive, but 18k seems a bit much for what they produce.

This. If I didn't have to worry about people torrenting movies or downloading kiddie porn, I'd be happy to share some bandwidth. Unfortunately, the real world dictates I not even consider this.

Problem is, the same people who initiate the prosecuting are in on it. Have you heard of a guy named Eric Holder?

Without an SSN you need a DOB. At least that's the case for all the credit checks I've run at mutliple companies over the past 20 years.

Credit check. A company choosing to keep it AFTER the fact is folly, unless your a banker extending credit and you need to periodically re-run credit.

Very interesting, thanks. I was wondering where the ch came from.

Doh! I stand corrected.

I mostly used Kubuntu and Xubuntu before this anyway, but I no longer trust MS to not have gov't backdoors built-in. Yes, I know nothing is 100%, but I'm more comfortable using an OS that's open-source over one that's not.