<prompt> Human: My mother has been pressing hard since our childs birth to get her SSN, presumably so that she can open a savings account for her and contribute to it.I am not opposed to the idea, but I told my mother my concerns, primarily the security of the number, both electronic and physical.Additionally, I told her that there are a number of ways to give to the child that dont involve her actually knowing the number, among the following:Me opening a 529 something Im going to do anywayMe opening a child savings account again, already on the menuHer straight up giving us cash to use as we see fit to her point, I can see how she might not want to do this, and thats totally fine. Its her gift.What really irks me the most is how shes pressing so hard for it, when if she really just wanted to provide for her grandchild, there are about 100 other ways she could do it that dont involve compromising the SSN.Compelling arguments for and against?  <response>: This may be me, but I would say if 1 your parent is asking for it despite other options and 2 your gut reaction is to say no... then you should say no. 