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[Bill Christensen]

Did you consider telling them "no, you may not have my SS # or 
drivers lic number"?

At 5:49 PM -0500 9/2/10, Chester Skorupa wrote:
>Maybe it's not always that simple.  The other day I called PEC to 
>update my mailing address.  The friendly CSR wanted my SSN and 
>Driver License No.  While I understood why she was asking for it, I 
>still felt a little uncomfortable about giving that information out. 
>I've never been so much as late on a payment in the fourteen years 
>I've been with PEC and, as a CONSUMER, I felt a little put out by 
>the request.
>
>I understand that, as an OWNER, it's my money at risk.  As a 
>CONSUMER, I understand that it's my privacy and identity at risk. 
>If "consumer advocates" complain about the latter, then I feel more 
>like a consumer in that case.
>
>Like I said, it's just not quite as simple as your statement below 
>makes it sound.
>
>Respectfully,
>Chester Skorupa
>Dripping Springs
>
>
>Remember when you read, as in this article, that "consumer 
>advocates" complain about something, you and I are NOT consumers! 
>You and I are OWNERS, the ones extending credit to applicants for 
>service.  It's our money that is being put at risk.
>
>
>
>Milton
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