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What would you have a private company do, exactly? Like many after this recent Equifax disaster, I've thought about taking some action - but I'm pretty unclear
by bshoemaker 9y ago
What would you have a private company do, exactly? Like many after this recent Equifax disaster, I've thought about taking some action - but I'm pretty unclear on what that would mean exactly. What private solution could address this? What product would help?
- cmiles74 9y agoPrivate companies could generate their own identifier and then use that instead of an SSN. Here in MA, driver's licenses have a code generated by the RMV. I think most cases are companies that use software that just assumes the SSN will be readily available.
- dredmorbius 9y agoThe problem comes when company A wishes to ensure that its interactions with company B involve individual X, and not some other individual Y or Z. It's well and good for a given organisation to have its own internal identifier. And virtually all do -- that's what your account number, or customer ID, or payment number, etc., are. That works fine for internal operations.[1] But it doesn't address the inter-organisational problem. ________________________________ Notes: 1. Well, sometimes. Actually the hijinks that can happen within an organisation with identifiers are ... numerous.