> The reason SSNs are failing is that security was never supposed to be a concern for them, so no thought was paid to it. NO. The reason SSNs are "failing" is

> The reason SSNs are failing is that security was never supposed to be a concern for them, so no thought was paid to it. NO. The reason SSNs are "failing" is because they have been adopted by the public and private sectors because they are a de facto "username". SSNs serve the same purpose as driver's license numbers and passport numbers, only they have less authentication, but are still more common (because most young children don't have DLs or passports).