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The UK doesn't have a way to identify people except by their name and birthdate though right? So it makes sense that their systems will make these kinds of mist
by boxed 3y ago
The UK doesn't have a way to identify people except by their name and birthdate though right? So it makes sense that their systems will make these kinds of mistake.
I don't see something like this happening in Sweden where we have person numbers...
- gumby 3y agoHow can you be sure that you are working with the correct person number though?
- boxed 3y agoIt's very deeply integrated into all systems from the very start. Everyone knows their person number, and it's the key in all DBs from the state to municipalities to companies. It's literally everywhere. I think that's how you get to a working system: universal buy in.
- thebruce87m 3y agoWhile not the same, we have national insurance numbers for people over 16: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Insurance_number https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Insurance_number Most people will have one of these and they are unique to that person.
- boxed 3y agoOver 16? Wow.. that's.. way too late :P