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Only semi-related but I have become increasingly frustrated with spam from all domains to the point I am now in favor of users being mapped to their social secu
by edgyquant 5y ago
Only semi-related but I have become increasingly frustrated with spam from all domains to the point I am now in favor of users being mapped to their social security number when they go online, period. When I get calls, such as the five this morning, that say I am suspected of committing a crime (or a family member has, or I owe money I didn’t know about etc) I should be able to report this and the individual be fined or arrested.
We’ve lost the battle for privacy, were never likely going to win it from the get go imo, so let’s at least use it to our advantage
- JacobThreeThree 5y agoIt's already trivial for spammers to purchase social security numbers and other ID's for spamming purposes. There's no reason to believe spam would stop if an online ID tied to a social security number is implemented.
- edgyquant 5y agoI’m not talking about a social security number you input, I’m talking about a universal authentication system tied to individual SSNs among other things. Anyway theft of identities are far less common than scam calls, so your point isn’t even valid to boot.