Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud

Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud
Tim Mullen, 2008-02-13

Americans lost over 45 billion dollars in identity-related fraud in 2007. Reports are so commonplace that we've actually become de-sensitized to them. "200,000 victims reported..." "500,000 victims reported..." Even figures into the millions don't seem to faze us anymore. And that is a Bad Thing.

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Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud 2008-02-13
Bob

Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud 2008-02-14
Pete

There is a much easier answer - publish all SSNs and eliminate the charade of trying to use an SSN as an authenticator. See http://spiresecurity.typepad.com/spire_security_viewpoint/20
07/03/ssns_rerererevi.html for details.

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Scott

wrong - just go back to the original intent 2008-02-21
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