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Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk

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On 2018-08-27, Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> wrote:
> On 2018-08-27, Nyssa <Nyssa@flawlesslogic.com> wrote:
>> Nyssa, who won't give out her SS number unless it's to
>> a government agency with a need to know
>
> The SS number problem is due to one of many government Big Lies.
>
> When Social Security was being debated, even in that pre-computer era
> Americans were concerned about its being used to track them. The federal
> government promised up, down, and sideways on a stack of bibles that
> the SS number would *NEVER* be used as a national ID, it would only be
> used for Social Security purposes. (Early cards even said as much on
> their face.)
>
> Just another lie. Yet there are people who can't understand why some
> of us don't trust government.

Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.


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[Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-26 14:06 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-08-27 09:05 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk mausg@mail.com - 2018-08-27 15:23 +0000
  Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Nyssa <Nyssa@flawlesslogic.com> - 2018-08-27 09:23 -0400
    Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-08-27 13:58 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-08-27 15:30 +0100
      Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Nyssa <Nyssa@flawlesslogic.com> - 2018-08-27 12:38 -0400
    Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-27 15:58 +0000
    Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2018-08-27 22:52 +0000
      Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2018-08-28 08:16 +0300
        Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-08-28 11:23 +0000
        Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2018-08-28 18:04 +0000
          Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-08-28 23:21 +0000
      Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2018-08-28 07:52 +0000
      Re: [Link Posting] Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2018-08-28 11:03 +0000

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