Morrie the Toupee Salesman

Gotta love this, from Apple:

In order to purchase one in the US you’re going to need:

* Credit card
* Social security number
* Valid, government-issued photo ID
* Your current wireless account number and password or PIN (if you’re new to AT&T)

Emphasis added. Here’s a page on when and why not to give out your SSN. Having your SSN tied to the surveillance records should make everything a lot easier for the Stasi.

I’m not going to even get into the nightmare that is Canadian telecom – chances are they’ll want to take a DNA sample.