How far can eBay and PayPal go ??

[PhillyGuy]

They're not a financial institution, why do they request SSN ??

What do they do with them ??

[JamesNorth101]

Its a US tax requirement

[dallis]

Because the federal government says so.

Don't forget the song: I fought the law, and the law won.

[PhillyGuy]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Its a US tax requirement

How do they verify that a social security number is valid

[pennslmmer]

they run everything, including your driver license number too i believe

[rsot]

Originally Posted by PhillyGuy

How do they verify that a social security number is valid

Algorithms...all based on algorithms for ease of processing...

[aspkin]

KYC & Tax purposes.

They can go as far as they'd like but if they push too hard people will go to other options.

[dallis]

They can only confirm that the SSN is valid, not who it belongs to.