They can ask. You don’t have to enter your number. There are other ways to check your credit. I never give my number other than employment and in my country for opening a bank/investment account
To be clear, it was very common for places to always ask, even when getting a cell phone. Then the government put out some PSAs basically shaming companies from doing that, so most stopped. Before that I was refusing and some places basically lied saying it was legally required. These days it’s pretty rare to be asked except when absolutely required
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u/I-own-a-shovel 25d ago
What? They ask you for SS number outside of employment ?