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White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a national ID [telecom]

White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a national ID

US government is examining the use of a "modern cryptographic identifier."

Rob Joyce, the White House cybersecurity czar, said on Tuesday that the government should end using the Social Security number as a national identification method.

"I believe the Social Security number has outlived its usefulness," said Joyce, while speaking at The Washington Post's Cybersecurity Summit. "Every time we use the Social Security number, you put it at risk."

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***** Moderator's Note *****

When I was in the Army, they used my SSN as my Army serial number. I still have my Army duffel bag, and it's stenciled on the side.

Bill Horne Moderator