The Montana Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the state's law that requires individuals to supply the last four digits of their Social Security numbers as part of the process to receive fishing or trapping licenses, Courthouse News Service reports. The Montana Shooting Sports Association filed the suit, claiming the disclosure requirement was in violation of the fundamental right to privacy. Supreme Court Justice William Leaphart wrote that as the data is linked to federal child support funding, its collection is legitimate. He also termed the plaintiffs' expectation of privacy as "unreasonable" as other avenues exist to apply for the required licenses without disclosing the Social Security information.
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