your employment. I was surprised to find that they even had records of the part-time job I had delivering milk in high school, back in 1961-3. They knew how much I earned each year, and even had questions about some of the years.

The government has all of our information already, and has for a very long time.

All that stuff is in their computers but I don't think it has affected my actual life much.

They need enough identifying information to be sure you are who you claim to be.

Also to credit your account with the correct FICA wages. They can't go by just a name.
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They ask for entire employment and medical history.

That SS has information they require and use it to aid me somehow does not make it ok with me that the NSA is broadly sweeping up information with the intent of spying Americans.

I find this an amazingly bad comparison and a foolish resignation of privacy rights.

But I really don't remember it ever being any other way. During the Commie Witch Hunt days I think it was way worse than it is now. That was really scary. Everyone was eyeballing everyone else and a lot of innocent people were ruined.

Now I just keep my private stuff off the internet and cell phones.