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Re:In Estonia virtually every process is digitized by perfmode on Sunday October 22, 2017 @05:32PM (#15529063)
> The only way the Estonian system is better is that the law dictates this number not to be treated as sensitive or identifying information

That's precisely the issue with SSN.

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Re:In Estonia virtually every process is digitized by dx034 on Monday October 23, 2017 @04:20AM (#15531592)
For the SSN it was ignored. In other European countries that law works as well. I've never been identified with an ID number anywhere in Europe. You always have to provide the corresponding document. Where IDs are used for identification they're not shared with private companies.
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