From: "Lurker" <lurker@mail.tcbi.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 04:40:57 -0800 (PST)
To: Jazzmin Belle Sommers <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: ssn hack
Message-ID: <3.0.32.19961229161745.0068f300@mail.tcbi.com>
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At 08:10 PM 12/28/96 -0600, Jazzmin Belle Sommers wrote:
>
>I still find that the best line of defense regarding privacy is a complete
>second identity.  Does anyone know how to apply for proper papers (taxpayer
>ID#, checking account, picture ID of some sort) for a second identity?  As
>far as I know, it is not illegal to have one, as long as it is not used for
>fraud.  I'm an artist, yeah, that's it.
>

I'm not sure that you can go through such a procedure to attain a legal
"alias"; but on the other hand why the hell would you want to?

Think about it, if you will paper work with an institutions to attain an
alias you would have to give them in formation about you identity.  Short
of commiting fraud by giving false informaiton do you think that you have
really gain any privacy?  Anyone can still find out who you are.