They were never meant to be a ubiquitous identifier/authentication token. But they de facto are and have been for longer than they haven’t. At some point, it b

They were never meant to be a ubiquitous identifier/authentication token. But they de facto are and have been for longer than they haven’t. At some point, it becomes an abdication of responsibility by the SSA, no matter how much they kvetch about it being “not their problem”.