On 2/27/07, Daniel W. Noonan, MLS, CDIA+ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The irony is that SSNs were never supposed to be
> in land record documents as they have no
> requirement  for them.

and worse yet the SSN was not supposed to be used as an identifier.
This was written into the law. I wonder when it changed. For all the
arguments proposed against a national ID card by the left, right and
center I have yet to see any argument or discussion from those groups
calling for the rescission of the SSN as a national ID. And if you
don't think that it is being used as a national ID then ask yourself
why there is a push to have parents apply for a SSN for a newborn.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10023.html  while it is voluntary according to
the SSA website the IRS requires that every child have a SSN if you
are going to claim them as a deduction
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/newbornbabies/a/aassn.htm

Hopefully the heightened awareness about identity theft and the role
played by the SSN will cause legislators and government officials to
rethink how the SSN is collected and used.


-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va

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