CA11: No REP in last four digits of SSN voluntarily disclosed to agency

“The district court did not err in dismissing Hollis’s right to privacy claims. Because Hollis voluntarily provided Defendants with the last four digits of his SSN, he abandoned a reasonable expectation of privacy in those digits. Miller, 425 U.S. at 443. Also, Hollis did not show that he had a fundamental right to privacy in the last four digits of his SSN. See Paul, 424 U.S. at 713; Collier, 477 F.3d at 1307-08. Finally, his Federal Privacy Act claim fails because the Act prohibits the denial of any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law as a result of an individual’s refusal to disclose his social security account number to the agency. Hollis, however, has not alleged the denial of any such right, benefit or privilege based on his refusal to disclose his social security number.” Hollis v. West Academic Charter, Inc., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23657 (11th Cir. Aug. 8, 2019).

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