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Didn the government promise that SSNs wouldn be used for ID?

April 26, 2017Auto government Id informative promise SSNs Used

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Didn the government promise that SSNs wouldn be used for ID?

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• For the first few decades that SSN cards were issued, they carried the admonition: “Not to be used for Identification.” Unfortunately there was never any law passed instituting this as a policy. The Social Security Agency was apparently attempting to instill good values in the citizens, but was apparently unsuccessful in preventing government encroachment into this territory. For more information on the evolution of the laws concerning privacy and Social Security additional details are available in the more complete version of the FAQ.

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For the first few decades that SSN cards were issued, they carried the admonition: “Not to be used for Identification.” Unfortunately there was never any law passed instituting this as a policy. The Social Security Agency was apparently attempting to instill good values in the citizens, but was apparently unsuccessful in preventing government encroachment into this territory. For more information on the evolution of the laws concerning privacy and Social Security additional details are available in the more complete version of the FAQ.