<prompt> Human: A couple weeks ago a local NewUsed Car Dealership ran my credit without my express permission. I had gone to see a particular used car found it online and it wasnt ready yet it was listed already, but still needed inspection and detailing. The saleswoman took my Cell down and said she would contact me when the car was ready to be driven. She called the next day to let me know the car still wasnt ready but that she wanted to get some more of my info because she was trying to be proactive. By the time she asked for my SSN, I reminded her that not only was I looking at other vehicles and not ready to move forward with paperwork, I hadnt even driven the car yet. She said no problem and we got off the phone. 2 minutes later, I had an alert from Credit Karma telling me a Hard Inquiry had just occurred, resulting in losing a point off of my already poor credit score. I then told her that because of that breach of trust I would be taking my business elsewhere. Shame on me, I shouldnt have given her my social.Fast forward to today, I went to another dealership to see about another car. This one I drove and liked enough to proceed with the paperwork. This dealership then informed me that the other dealership ran my info eight times in total. Is there any action I can take, other than filing a dispute? Im not knowledgeable or experienced enough when it comes to credit, loans, etc and Im not sure what to do. Thanks for reading.  <response>: You gave out your social security number to a car dealer and are now upset they ran a credit check? What did you think was going to happen? I dont mean to attack you, but arbitrarily giving out your SSN is not a smart idea.Until you have a specific vehicle picked out, test driven, and youre 100 sure you want to move forward doing business, you should not be giving out all this personal information.I dont blame the dealer in this case. Most car dealers are shady and I would expect this much from them. 