EPIC Testimony on Use and Misuse of the Social Security Number. Mark Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, testified before a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee on May 11.

In conclusion, there is clear authority in both legislation and judicial opinion that supports the enactment of further laws to limit the collection and use of the

Social Security Number. It is particularly important that such legislation not force consumers to make unfair or unreasonable “choices” that essentially

require trading the privacy interest in the SSN for some benefit or opportunity.