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Re:The careless errors of credit reporting agencies by CaptSpify on Sunday September 11, 2016 @09:44PM (#12476687)
> The SSN was never intended to be ID...

Wasn't that basically BS from the beginning though? What other purpose would it serve?

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Re:The careless errors of credit reporting agencies by blakeyrat on Monday September 12, 2016 @12:19PM (#12480989)
It identifies a social security account, not a human being.

Just like your bank has a number that describes your bank account. It doesn't describe you, but an account you own/control.

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Re:The careless errors of credit reporting agencies by jpatokal on Sunday September 11, 2016 @11:57PM (#12477092)
It was supposed to a unique ID for Social Security and nothing more, but then the IRS and the Army (among others) started using it, and lots of others suddenly thought it was a good idea.
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