Quote Originally Posted by David Merrill View Post
I can buy a debit card for $200 for example. But when I make a purchase on PayPal or otherwise on the Internet I have to "activate" the card and they want my SSN.
You're talking about those reloadable debit cards, right? The ones sold on the kiosk along with the gift cards? The Visa Vanilla card does not require a SS# in order to activate it to use on the internet. The activation process only asks for a zip.

However, if one wants to reload that same card or make recurring payments with that card, they want a SS#. Perhaps one can put all 9's or 0's if one doesn't have a SS#?