So if I buy a camera with an SSN engraved on it I can become that person -
amazing !
...Wayne
Wayne Harridge
http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 8:04 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] SSN (Re: Unusual? Olympus Trip 35 camera)
>
> Unfortunately, it goes far beyond that and far beyond what could have
> been imagined in 1935 when Social Security was started. In fact, it
> goes far beyond what the owner of that Trip 35 camera with the engraved
> SSN could have imagined in the late 1960s. If she knew what was over
> the horizon she would never have exposed her SSN in such a way.
> Unfortunately, there was a time when such was actively encouraged by
> local police departments as a means of identifying your valuables in
> the
> event they were recovered after being stolen. Little did any one
> comprehend the problems of identity theft in those days.
>
> The advantage (and disadvantage) of the SSN in the US is that it is the
> only universal personal identifier. Apart from government it is the
> key
> to your financial, medical (and almost everything else) identity. It
> is
> the starting point for truly serious identity theft. Unless you've
> taken appropriate precautions (and few have) someone in possession of
> that number doesn't need to steal your credit cards... they can just
> apply for new ones in your name and based on your credit record.
> That's
> why I checked to see if the owner of that engraved SSN was in the
> Social
> Security Death Index. She's in the grave and her identity is now safe.
> Or maybe not. There's probably a scheme by someone (beyond voter
> fraud) to figure out how to use that number. Perhaps sale to illegal
> aliens.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> > Virtually any interaction with any government agency; always required
> > by employer when starting a new job; often required when signing a
> > rental contract or doing another major economic transaction, etc.
> >
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > http://www.nathanfoto.com
> >
> > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:23 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Every legal resident of the US has (or should have) a Social
> Security
> >>> Number, it has nothing to do with citizenship. Mine was issued to
> me
> >>> when I was in Buffalo in 1979-80, on a student visa.
> >>>
> >> So what are the many things the SSN is used for ?
> >>
> >> Under what circumstances would a person in the USofA be required to
> >> supply their SSN ?
> >>
> >> ...and yes, I know what SSN is, just don't know the scope of use.
> >>
> >> ...Wayne
> >>
> >> Wayne Harridge
> >>
> >> http://lrh.structuregraphs.com
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