17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
5:17 p.m.
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. $