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He's right though, even if not feasible to implement. A SSN is an ID number that needs to be kept secret. How dumb is that? How about using something like an I

He's right though, even if not feasible to implement. A SSN is an ID number that needs to be kept secret. How dumb is that? How about using something like an ID card with attached chip that can be used to digitally sign things? Works great in Belgium.

emodendroket 9y ago
There is no political will to do such a thing. Even the REAL ID stuff with licenses is pretty weak and taking an eternity to implement.
- LastMuel 9y ago
  He's right though, with any luck, the SSNs of a slew of politicians will be included in the data leak and then we may just get the ball rolling on change. Hopefully, this is the one that gets us moving.
  - emodendroket 9y ago
    I mean, the OPM breach didn't.
minikites 9y ago
There are millions of Americans who genuinely believe a national ID program is "the mark of the beast" and will hasten the arrival of the Biblical End Times: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=real%20id%20mark%20of%20the%20beast https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=real%20id%20mark...
visarga 9y ago
Americans have an distinctive hate for ID cards.
- charlesdm 9y ago
  But they sure love their identity theft! ;) I get it, most people aren't always rational about these things.
- talmand 9y ago
  Actually, we have lots of ID cards. There's just a distrust of one card for everything controlled by the Federal government. Which is inevitable.
KomradeKeeks 9y ago
If they do something like that in between elections, conservatives will flip. The sentiment goes something like this: - Conservatives gave up on minorities, historically stated that the less they vote, the better - Conservatives push the narrative that voting fraud is a big problem, and that the liberals are doing it (many high profile member's of Trump's family/cabinet are registered to vote in many states simultaneously) - They push for Voter ID laws and push back against weekend voting days, as it makes it harder for hourly/poor/minority voters to show up and vote. So it would probably be a great idea, but since conservatives consider non-white franchising is an existential threat to their cause, they'll probably scream "state's rights" and block it from happening.

emodendroket 9y ago

There is no political will to do such a thing. Even the REAL ID stuff with licenses is pretty weak and taking an eternity to implement.

LastMuel 9y ago
He's right though, with any luck, the SSNs of a slew of politicians will be included in the data leak and then we may just get the ball rolling on change. Hopefully, this is the one that gets us moving.
- emodendroket 9y ago
  I mean, the OPM breach didn't.

minikites 9y ago

There are millions of Americans who genuinely believe a national ID program is "the mark of the beast" and will hasten the arrival of the Biblical End Times: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=real%20id%20mark%20of%20the%20beast https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=real%20id%20mark...

visarga 9y ago

Americans have an distinctive hate for ID cards.

charlesdm 9y ago
But they sure love their identity theft! ;) I get it, most people aren't always rational about these things.
talmand 9y ago
Actually, we have lots of ID cards. There's just a distrust of one card for everything controlled by the Federal government. Which is inevitable.

KomradeKeeks 9y ago

If they do something like that in between elections, conservatives will flip. The sentiment goes something like this: - Conservatives gave up on minorities, historically stated that the less they vote, the better - Conservatives push the narrative that voting fraud is a big problem, and that the liberals are doing it (many high profile member's of Trump's family/cabinet are registered to vote in many states simultaneously) - They push for Voter ID laws and push back against weekend voting days, as it makes it harder for hourly/poor/minority voters to show up and vote. So it would probably be a great idea, but since conservatives consider non-white franchising is an existential threat to their cause, they'll probably scream "state's rights" and block it from happening.