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> The SSN was never intended to be ID... Wasn't that basically BS from the beginning though? What other purpose would it serve?
by CaptSpify 10y ago
> The SSN was never intended to be ID...
Wasn't that basically BS from the beginning though? What other purpose would it serve?
- jpatokal 10y agoIt was supposed to a unique ID for Social Security and nothing more, but then the IRS and the Army (among others) started using it, and lots of others suddenly thought it was a good idea.
- blakeyrat 10y agoIt identifies a social security account, not a human being. Just like your bank has a number that describes your bank account. It doesn't describe you, but an account you own/control.