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Originally Posted by Jebediah
It was promised at one time that social security #'s would never be used for identification. Of course we all know how that worked out.
Once you have something like SS#'s or national ID cards it's very difficult, if not impossible, to get rid of it.
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First, it was only verbally stated that SS# would not be used for ID. One prerequisite of a national ID program is that it is only to serve the person - not serve government. Having not created such a program, then government is slowly forcing ID programs on us - that are only to serve government. Latest legislation now requires picture ID and now defines what government wants on your 'papers'. These restrictions are becoming so universal that one without a driver's license (or its government equivalent) is denied access to more services every decade.
Second problem with SS# - it cannot be changed. Even your credit cards numbers (so that you can prove to them that they will get paid) are routinely and easily changed because it is a function to serve you. But even worse, once they have your SS#, then it is only time before they can strip your wealth or trash your record - irreversibly.
We desperately need an National ID that is intended only to serve us - 1) so that we can prove we are who we say and 2) so that we can confirm no one is stealing our identity. That means a system intended to serve us - not government (and stated so bluntly), and designed so that we can protect our identity (including a new ID number when necessary).