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Re:The falling price of a TV set by Keverw on Monday December 16, 2019 @06:04PM (#21808505)
Yeah figured they need an SSN, but remember last time I was looking it up someone claimed there's some way to run credit with a driver license... Which they make a copy of before a test drive.

Not sure how true but I know there's some companies like LexisNexis with massive databases on people, so wouldn't surprise me if there's some some other way to gather info on people.

Then I heard some luxury dealerships can be jerks if they don't like the way you dress either... Yet in some areas with major tech like Silicon Valley, Miami or Austin there are probably young people with millions wearing just a shirt and shorts buying new sports cars.

Re:The falling price of a TV set by andymcsherry on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @04:59AM (#21812169)
Insurance companies can run a sort of mini credit score with just a name and address. It doesn’t show up as a credit inquiry and has a more limited set of details about each item.