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Re:The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist by nevdka on Saturday August 15, 2026 @06:14AM (#49309342)
Americans use their social security numbers like id numbers in all sorts of systems. This problem has nothing to do with id numbers.
Re:The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist by boxed on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:44AM (#49329341)
Well.. it does. There's no checksum in social security numbers for example, that's actually a pretty big deal. The lack of proper buy in on what a personal ID number IS and what it's for is also a huge deal (although not a technical issue, more legal and social for sure).