It is the same thing that happened with US Social Security Numbers, which were originally just tracking numbers for that one purpose that were coopted by capitalists and treated like something special.
I remember I was flipping through some of my mom’s old college stuff and there was a club that she was involved with and everyone listed their address and social security numbers. It was wild, no idea why they felt the need to collect socials. But this was a very long time ago.
It’s not just “capitalists” (whatever that means), every government agency seems to want it, employers and banks are required to ask for it, etc. It’s more than just “some people misused it,” we actually wrote it into regulations.
It is the same thing that happened with US Social Security Numbers, which were originally just tracking numbers for that one purpose that were coopted by capitalists and treated like something special.
I remember I was flipping through some of my mom’s old college stuff and there was a club that she was involved with and everyone listed their address and social security numbers. It was wild, no idea why they felt the need to collect socials. But this was a very long time ago.
My college ID used to be my social security number, so maybe it was something like that? Iirc that’s no longer allowed in the US.
Good lord.
Imagine giving an institution like that your money.
It wasn’t that uncommon at the time. Take a look at this 2005 study the US GAO did on the issue: Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain Also, this news article on the trend.
It’s not just “capitalists” (whatever that means), every government agency seems to want it, employers and banks are required to ask for it, etc. It’s more than just “some people misused it,” we actually wrote it into regulations.
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It’s 1B. You’re forgetting zero.
Now I know your social security number. You fool!