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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>531096-00006</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>7/31/2007 11:31:24 AM</td></tr>

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<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Donald Hochberg</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>AZ</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Private Sector Use of SSNs</td></tr>

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<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>Dear Sir, Social security numbers were not to be used for ID purposes,until the banking industry got involved.I think this was a miscarrige to the American citizens and should be abolished.change to a different system would improve this very important problem. Thank You, Donald Hochberg</body></html>