Can you perhaps back up your claim that companies using SSNs are in defiance of the Privacy Act of 1974? I can't see any where they are breaking the law.

Can you perhaps provide a cite from the Privacy Act of 1974 saying that private companies (such as healthcare companies and insurance companies) are not supposed to be using the SSN? I can't.

Holy crap, as expensive as AAA titles are, I can only imagine what AAAAAAAAA titles will run...

Or, cop responds to 911 call about someone stealing electricity. Guy walks up and accuses cop investigating of damaging the car, even when the car was already damaged. Guy has previously been told to stay away from where he was. Cops rightfully arrest him for theft. Seems like a straightforward story to me. I'm unclear as to why everyone is worked up.

If you had already been told not to be on the property where the water fountain was located (like this guy had), then I'm okay with you being ticketed or arrested.

Seems justified to me. They had a 911 call from someone about power being stolen.

Am I the only one who actually read the article? He was banned from using the tennis courts that he was using. The cops had a 911 call about the plug. He accused the cops of damaging his porperty and was confrontational. I've got no problem with him being arrested.

But, what happens when the "robotic spacecraft mechanic" breaks down?