[ale] OT: am I paranoid?

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Oct 9 12:33:20 EDT 2003


Jim Popovitch wrote:
> Social Security Numbers should never be used socially, for security, or
> for numeric needs (ie: PIN numbers).  
> 
> IMO, the SSA should eliminate SSNs as we know and rely soley on a chip
> impanted in your body shortly after birth... but that is probably too
> off topic a discussion for this list. :)

Actually, they thought about that, but there was concern it would 
interfere with the chip the NSA already has there.  As we know NSA 
trumps SSA...

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Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net

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