It's Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian

Re:It's Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian by crotchfire on Sunday November 12, 2023 @02:34AM (#38238170)

There's an easy way to do that: pass a law exempting Social Security Numbers from all identity theft and fraud laws.

Make it completely legal and tort-free to lie about social security numbers anytime, anywhere, except when dealing directly with the government (i.e. filing your taxes).

That'll stop them being used, and right quick.

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Re:It's Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian by fkarg on Sunday November 12, 2023 @03:20AM (#38238381)

problem is: what to use instead? They don't really have an alternative, either

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Re:It's Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian by whatshisface on Sunday November 12, 2023 @03:38AM (#38238485)

Businesses can come up with their own ID systems. Google doesn't need your SSN for a Gmail account for example.

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Re:It's Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian by emodendroket on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:44AM (#38241758)

Nor do you need to provide an identity that’s not completely made up.

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