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> Brazil would require a "CPF", which is a unique number assigned to individuals. If you are doing something simple such as an online purchase or monetary trans
by vageli 6y ago
> Brazil would require a "CPF", which is a unique number assigned to individuals. If you are doing something simple such as an online purchase or monetary transfers(to someone else's account), the number alone could be sufficient, coupled with other information like full name and address.
> The main issue in the US is the use of a 'unique ID' which was never meant as ID, can't be changed and has no built-in security measures.
As someone with no knowledge of how Brazil does things, how is the CPF any different than an SSN? Is it the requirement to present a notarized copy of the document the difference? Or something else?
- forinti 6y agoCPF and SSN are just numbers that uniquely identify a person. The difference is that in Brazil, because of bureaucracy and fraud prevention, it is a lot harder to use somebody else's data to your benefit. Which is just as well, because most Brazilians are not careful at all and will readily give out their data. I will give an example of how insane the bureaucracy can be: I once had to show my personal documents to an authority (ID, work card, driver's licence, certificate of birth, and so on). Because I was not born in Brazil, I was asked to show proof that I was Brazilian, to which I replied: how could I possibly have all this documentation and not be Brazilian? But it is getting better and government offices speak to each other (through databases and webservices) and so they can more easily identify a person and not require so much paperwork. Still, some older folks can't shake their mentality.