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No, you should have an actual ID number that can be used to uniquely identify people. Like Sweden for example.
by tuna74 2y ago
No, you should have an actual ID number that can be used to uniquely identify people. Like Sweden for example.
- nemomarx 2y agoisn't that just social security id?
- Jaygles 2y agoIn the US, a person can get a new SSN if their current SSN is heavily used in identity fraud. I've heard its a high bar, but technically a person can be associated with more than one SSN. Getting an SSN for your child isn't compulsory, so the system also isn't expected to hold every person. For the majority of people, it's 1-to-1. But it's not guaranteed that an SSN identifies a person (if it's been replaced) or that a person has an SSN (if their parents were lazy or are sov-cits)
- ninalanyon 2y agoYes. But in Scandinavia, unlike the US, it is a unique identifier and there is a single national database. "UNIQUENESS. The SSN is not a unique label. More than 4.2 million people, by the Social Security Administration's own estimates, have two or more SSNs. More serious, although much less prevalent, are the instances in which more than one person has been issued or uses the same SSN." https://archive.epic.org/privacy/hew1973report/c7.htm https://archive.epic.org/privacy/hew1973report/c7.htm
- randerson 2y agoNo, an SSN - for those who have one - is considered both an identity number and a secret. A national ID number (which all residents would have) is just an identifier. A fraudster can't get a credit card in your name with just your ID number.
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoThis is not a counterargument, it's just "no". Forcing people to have a unique permanent barcode is primarily of use to authoritarians.