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I mean SSNs are the worst possible authentication mechanism and yet we still have to freak out every time they're leaked. Security practices are so utterly back
by advael 2y ago
I mean SSNs are the worst possible authentication mechanism and yet we still have to freak out every time they're leaked. Security practices are so utterly backwards everywhere that it's quite apparent no one powerful is incentivised to care even a little bit
- jimmaswell 2y agowhat's the practical alternative?
- immibis 2y agoScanning your digital ID card would be a start, but oHnO that's cOmmUniSM!
- bryanrasmussen 2y agopickpocket's paradise!
- vincnetas 2y agoBut it's not so scalable as online connected DB.
- reginald78 2y agoWouldn't this just result in my digitalid getting lost in the next equifax breech?
- immibis 2y agoDid your credit card get lost in the last one?
- reginald78 2y agoHow would I know one way or the other if it had? I don't have the same number anymore.
- advael 2y agoNot pretending a GUID constitutes a security measure in the first place? It's just not the right tool for the job in any sense
- mnau 2y agoDigital id card for every citizen? My id card can prove identity or sign a document and could for ~10 years. Estonia had it for over 20 years. Just give it to everyone. Today, it can likely be embedded in a cell phone instead of separate physical card.
- Kiro 2y agoWhat do you mean? I don't know of any country except the US where SSN is used for authentication. In my country SSN is public information.