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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by CJKatl
While what was specifically included in the breach is still unknown, I can tell you when my sister and her family of four made their reservation for the Prague Sheraton six months or so ago the Website did ask for the names and SS#s for all four guests. It was part of the record and something the Website was set up to capture.
Surely it violates USA federal law for a private entity to demand social security numbers for a purpose (or no purpose at all) not related to clearly permitted uses (such as employment).

When I stayed at the Sheraton on Charles Square in Prague, no one asked for my social security number, and I certainly would not have given it to them.

BTW, if you make up a number in the correct format, how would they know the difference? When someone insists, I sometimes give my phone number as (800) 555-1212 or (local area code) 555-1212 (the number for directory listings).
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