The Privacy Act of 1974 was meant to be a deterrent to using the SSN as a primary ID#. But as we know, government agencies of all kinds are slow to respond to change. As a result of their actions over the years, identity theft has become sport, a profitable sport. It was suggested many times that the SSN number be replaced by some other form of ID, but it has not. But that's a whole nother argument I suppose.
The main thread used to consist of the stop itself. I try to re-read it every time I visit this thread, since it has long since been forgotten.
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