Don't be so hard on 17-ish-year-old you. What exactly were you supposed to do? Not take the ACT (and probably not get into your desired college)?
Ask if it’s required, instead of assuming it is, is the point.
Modern equivalent “move over here for your picture ‘for the doctor’.”
No thanks, I’d like to opt-out!
This is a real problem.
I was appalled when renewing my car this year that I now need a Texas by Texas account (https://www.texas.gov/texas-by-texas/), which wants... a social security number because why?!?!
Anyway, yet another data breach incoming.