1996-08-06 - Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports)
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From: mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 1df10feb4e005b0323b71a5f1eeea079273328c1959689f8ff03eb44efb69e0c
Message ID: <199608052313.QAA18497@netcom5.netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-08-06 02:04:48 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:04:48 +0800
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From: mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:04:48 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports)
In-Reply-To: <320652BC.31DF@netscape.com>
Message-ID: <199608052313.QAA18497@netcom5.netcom.com>
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Jamie Zawinski wrote:
> If you already have a SSN, can you get a *new* one in any legal way?
> (Sort of the same idea as changing your phone number to avoid
> telemarketing scum...)
The original SSN was never intended to be used as a form of
identification, or so the government claimed. You may request
from the government a taxpayer ID number, which you may then use
in lieu of your SSN for identification purposes, if you desire
to hold the government to its original promise.
Of course, using a Taxpayer ID everywhere provides you with no more
anonymity than using an SSN everywhere. Such is life.
--
Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $
mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $
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- 1996-08-05 (Mon, 5 Aug 1996 22:03:36 +0800) - Re: Internal Passports - Declan McCullagh <declan@eff.org>
- 1996-08-05 (Tue, 6 Aug 1996 04:12:03 +0800) - Re: Internal Passports - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
- 1996-08-05 (Tue, 6 Aug 1996 07:59:08 +0800) - SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports) - Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>
- 1996-08-06 (Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:04:48 +0800) - Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports) - mpd@netcom.com (Mike Duvos)
- 1996-08-07 (Wed, 7 Aug 1996 10:24:12 +0800) - Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports) - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
- 1996-08-08 (Thu, 8 Aug 1996 10:29:13 +0800) - Re: SSNs (was Re: Internal Passports) - Alan Horowitz <alanh@infi.net>