MSNBC: Whistleblower Accuses DOGE Team of Endangering Social Security Data
Original: MSNBC: Whistleblower accuses DOGE team of endangering Social Security data
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A bombshell whistleblower claim on MSNBC alleges that the Dogecoin (DOGE) team compromised Social Security data, sparking a frenzy of speculation and warnings about the potential fallout. Commenters sounded the alarm, with some predicting a massive overhaul of government systems and the issuance of new Social Security IDs, while others saw a sinister plot to dismantle institutions or even a harbinger of the apocalypse. As the discussion veered into conspiracy theories, some commenters urged caution, pointing out that Social Security numbers have likely been leaked multiple times and are no longer secure identifiers. Amidst the chaos, a consensus emerged that the current system is broken and that it's time to retire the Social Security number as a de facto ID.
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... and probably thousands of government systems will probably have to built from the ground up again because we can't guarantee that they are secure.
But thank goodness we saved $0 because of DOGE
Just in time for the mark of the beast. Apocalypse…now?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_beast#Mark_of_th...
I get that HN and the Web can be quite Amerigocentric but whenever I read lines like this throughout the day, I think, “phew, thank goodness I’m part of the other 96%.”
Naw, they'll be replaced with national citizen IDs or simply nothing and you must apply for a federal ID to see or get benefits.
Regarding such an ID, I bet it would not be technically required unless you want to receive some sort of federal benefit or participate in a federal election. They might not even call it a federal ID, something like "National Citizen Verification" (NCV)
I'm sure that incentives would strongly align for you to have one (or start more expensively starting to get one) if you participate in federal court, get arrested by a federal officer, or go to a federal prison. Also joining the military would likely result in you and your spouse getting a free one. If the draft is reintroduced at some point in the future, then it'll become common quickly.
Of course they'll still have the SSN format because of existing legacy misuse of the SSN as a national identifier. But maybe not. Every bank I've done business with wants my state driver's license number, of which a birth certificate is a requirement. Maybe it's someone's idea to simply give banks access to those databases.
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