Do you have to give your social security number to a cop?

Answer 1

according to the privacy act of 1974, "you will not be denied any right or privilege for failure to disclose your social security number to any local, state or federal agency with a records system that was enacted after 1975" Since any cop is part of a local, state or federal agency and all records systems are newer than 1975 and one of your rights and privileges is freedom, you cannot be subject to punitive action for not giving them you SSN

Actually here is the exact text from the Privacy Act

`(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any Federal, State or local <br>government agency to deny to any individual any right, benefit, or <br>privilege provided by law because of such individual's refusal to <br>disclose his social security account number.<br> ``(2) the [The] provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall <br>not apply with respect to--<br> ``(A) any disclosure which is required by Federal statute, or<br> ``(B) the disclosure of a social security number to any Federal, <br> State, or local agency maintaining a system of records in existence <br> and operating before January 1, 1975, if such disclosure was <br> required under statute or regulation adopted prior to such date to <br> verify the identity of an individual.

the Privacy Act reinforces the SSA's policy on personally identifiable information but does not control the Department of Social Security and therefore is redundant politics. (your tax dollars used up by stupid politicians)

http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs10-ssn.htm