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Re:Unsealed Filing Shows DOJ Misled Appeals Court About NSL ... by rayiner on Friday November 14, 2014 @08:28AM (#8606980)
> Provisions in the law the gag participants from even talking about a violation of their rights are particularly insidious. Sure, they're Kafka-esque

Nit-pick: people misuse the term "Kafka-esque" when they mean "Orwellian." It doesn't refer to insidious, purposeful, bureaucracy. It refers to bureaucracy that is irrational as a whole because of the mechanical, impersonal nature of its parts. E.g. to get a social security card you need to show your driver's license; to get a driver's license you need to show your social security card.

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Re:Unsealed Filing Shows DOJ Misled Appeals Court About NSL ... by findjashua on Friday November 14, 2014 @06:36PM (#8610188)
You don't need a driver's license to get a social security card. I didn't have a DL back when I got my SSC, I only needed proof of legal residence (student/work visa in my case) and employment (offer letter).

IIRC, I didn't need a SSC for the DL either, but it's been a while, so I'm not too sure on that.

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