It seems like a great incentive to not have leaks, share information, or hold onto information they don't actually need. Cell phone companies ask for social se

It seems like a great incentive to not have leaks, share information, or hold onto information they don't actually need. Cell phone companies ask for social security numbers (SSNs) to do a credit check when opening post-paid accounts. Most people don't know any better, so the give out their SSNs. The companies can just delete the SSN after they use it once, but they don't. That should be on them. If I was a company, I would not want to take on any more responsibility than necessary. These companies decided to take on the responsibility, so it is on them.