Why do we still use social security numbers for identification ...
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I was just wandering why we still use social security numbers, when the social security number system makes identity theft relatively easy. With the social security number system people can commit identity fraud if they just know the other persons social security number. Xerox something with a fingerprint, lift it off any number of surfaces which would be incredibly easy to do and much more readily available than a social security number, or if you’re really nasty you could cut someone’s finger off and don’t think... These two methods of identification would make identity theft virtually impossible because people can’t still another persons DNA or finger prints like they can with social security numbers. So why do we still use social security numbers as a means of identification. I’d rather have someone try to steal a number from me than try to steal blood from me. Besides, using DNA would be impractical and expensive....
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