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Its not as if it even helps since the numbers can be leaked and stolen and then abused & the situation ends up even worse since it is so centralised.
by neximo64 1mo ago
Its not as if it even helps since the numbers can be leaked and stolen and then abused & the situation ends up even worse since it is so centralised.
- Aozora7 1mo agoIdentity numbers being abused is a consequence of them being misused. And as far as I can tell, this happens more often with american SSNs than anywhere with actual national identity numbers. All that these numbers do is uniquely identify people. They aren't private. To actually prove your identity, you present your ID, passport, or a digital signature tied to that identity number.
- lotsofpulp 1mo agoThe abuse only happens because US courts deemed a third party liable for a lender’s error/cost cutting in attempting to verify a borrower’s identity.
- larsnystrom 1mo agoYou’re talking about different things. Sweden has personal identity numbers and they’re public information. It protects you from being mixed up with someone with the same name. Not from identity theft though.
- trollbridge 1mo agoMaking them explicitly public is better than the US situation where they’re treated like a password - a password you can’t change if it gets disclosed, and that lots of people feel entitled to get.
- unixhero 1mo agoIt helps. Period.
- ramraj07 1mo agoIn most countries you cant do anything with a single number id of a person. Except ironically the US so youre doubly so off.
- nkrisc 1mo agoUnique identifiers should be public. There shouldn’t be any leaking. That also means they should be used simply as an identifier and not as any for of authentication or secret knowledge.
- chrisjj 1mo agoWe just need untheivable unlosable numbers /i