3 ms·
I was given a national ID card, it's call a social security card. That is my unique identifying number as an American.
by buckbova 13y ago
I was given a national ID card, it's call a social security card. That is my unique identifying number as an American.
- MichaelGG 13y agoSSNs are not mandatory.
- ceejayoz 13y agoIt's not particularly useful as an ID without an expiration, photo, etc. and you're supposed to keep it somewhere safe, not with you.
- smsm42 13y agoSSN weren't designed as unique identifying numbers - in fact, until 1972 the cards explicitly said it should not be used as such. It is also way too short to be unique ID within imaginable timeframe. The fact that it is used as such is because americans have no choice - no other common ID to use. Some use name + birthdate instead, but that's even worse.
- buckbova 13y agoAdd another few digits and we're good, kinda like ipv6.