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I too had my unemployment record hijacked and money transferred in the WA state attack The state sent out a letter pretty quick, and I filed to stop this withi
by craz8 5y ago
I too had my unemployment record hijacked and money transferred in the WA state attack
The state sent out a letter pretty quick, and I filed to stop this within a few weeks. I have no idea how much was stolen with my name, or how much was recovered later
At the time, I would prefer the state to err on the side of paying quickly for those suddenly out of work in a pandemic, but if the state paid almost $50m for a system to stop fraud that just didn’t work right, then perhaps a refund and legal recourse is in order.
- thrashh 5y agoI think the only (and easiest) way to fix this is with centralized government identity infrastructure. Right now every agency has to spend some of their budget to verify identity instead of relying on someone whose main job is that. But I think a lot of the US, myself included, opposes central identity. Therefore we are in our own self made hole.
- landemva 5y agoWe can fix this in decentralized manner, but we won't. Require signed application in front of notary. Lie to notary while presenting fake ID can bring real charges. There will be a few edge cases (disabled), though after a few prosecutions the fraud will mostly stop.