Amazon requires SSN?

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Amazon's affiliate program (they call it, Associates) has maintained its hold as the most solid and widely-used example of successful revenue sharing on-line. (I omit adult entertainment web sites, who sit arguably high on the list of successful industries that have embraced this marketing method.)

I logged in today. My old account, used to generate commissions whenever a visitor to my American Pie fan siteI'm not going to endorse archive.org just yet - that's another story, Googler. purchased a DVD or CD soundtrack, was still on-line.

After changing my e-mail address (spam forced death to nick@nickgray.net), Amazon asked me for my Social Security Number. Sure! I entered it in, and I wonder - why didn't I have to do this before? I remember a $500 maximum payment being allowed in the past to individuals without SSN requirements from an affiliate provider. Did a law change requiring more stringent records, or is Amazon simply growing their venture?

There might be a book link in my next post.