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The government isn't much better at keeping your data safe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by minhazm 5y ago
The government isn't much better at keeping your data safe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management_data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management...
- dheera 5y agoYes, but if the government screws up, the onus is on them to fix the lack of a secure way to identify a person. Re-issue new SSNs (maybe with more bits of entropy) to everyone, give everyone a UUID and public/private key, issue national IDs, whatever it takes. If your bank or company or Equifax leaks all your SSNs the government won't take a shit, they'll just let people continue stealing your identity.
- aksss 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unit...
- jazzyjackson 5y agoRight, they are not held to account by lawsuits but by elections.