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Re:Amazon Is Asking Indians to Hand Over Their Aadhaar Biome... by ams6110 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @09:43PM (#15813048)
But this doesn't seem responsive to the point. If I pre-pay for my phone and service, why does Verizon still demand my SSN and other data? Why do they even care who I am?
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Re:Amazon Is Asking Indians to Hand Over Their Aadhaar Biome... by ash663 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:25PM (#15813466)
If by pre-pay you mean pay the full retail price, then you can do so without any SSN.
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Re:Amazon Is Asking Indians to Hand Over Their Aadhaar Biome... by Frondo on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:44AM (#15813747)
I bought an unlocked Android phone from Target, and use T-Mobile prepaid. They don't have my SSN, and didn't even have my name til I paid for some minutes via the website. (Now I pay by CC every month, but oh well, not real important to me.)
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Re:Amazon Is Asking Indians to Hand Over Their Aadhaar Biome... by Someone1234 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:54PM (#15813576)
If you pay in full they don't typically require that. Credit checks are only for credit.
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