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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>531096-00115</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>8/15/2007 9:24:30 PM</td></tr>

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<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Jeanne Mount</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>CA</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Private Sector Use of SSNs</td></tr>

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<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>Project No. P075414


SSN use should be eliminated from the private sector. There

are alternative means of positive identification: drivers' licenses are a good example. Or we could use what the

Europeans use:  utility bills. Credit cards could contain pictures for positive identification, as could ATM cards.</body></html>