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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by LoSboccacc on Saturday September 16, 2017 @08:38PM (#15267586)
It's not just hard to forge: tgey expire often and change code frequently sp the exploytable window is smaller than for the quasi permanent ssn
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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by incompatible on Saturday September 16, 2017 @08:48PM (#15267615)
Perhaps true to some extent, but a passport can last 10 years, which is plenty of time for identity theft.
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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by llukas on Sunday September 17, 2017 @02:30AM (#15268491)
If your identity gets stolen you get new passport with new number and put old one into stolen document database.

Cannot do this with SSN.

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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by incompatible on Sunday September 17, 2017 @05:21PM (#15271777)
The question would then be how many organisations check the stolen document database when looking at a passport id.
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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by llukas on Sunday September 17, 2017 @10:40PM (#15272987)
If you want to legally lend money why shouldn't you be required to do look up? If you didn't you're liable...
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Re:Three Years in Identity Theft Hell by LoSboccacc on Sunday September 17, 2017 @08:12PM (#15272457)
however, that clearly puts the blame where it's due. ssn changes being exceptions make easy to shield company from due process. id's, otoh, have specific procedures for handling.
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