Rectifying Social Security Identity Theft?

VxSote asks: "A 19 year old kid tried to buy a car only to find out his SSN had been stolen and used by a terrorist. Now, after talking to various government entities, he is no closer to having his (presumably) good name cleared. So this situation begs the question: how exactly does one go about fixing such a mess?"

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Begging the Question

[antizeus]

Begging the question is a logical fallacy in which one presents an argument which assumes that the conclusion of the argument is true. For example, "God exists because the Bible says so, and the Bible is true because it is the word of God".

This sort of bogus reasoning seems to have little to do with the topic in question. More likely the submitter should have said "raises the question", which in addition to being correct, only requires two additional keystrokes to type.

This fact is raised every time the term "begs the question" is misused, which is quite often. One would think that the Slashdot editors would be familiar with the issue already, and could edit the articles before posting.

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[KingOfBLASH]

If the parent had read the link, he would have seen that the exceptions to the rules are people who need your social security for it's intended purpose: a taxpayer identification number. Banks and employers need your taxpayer identification number for reporting purposes. And, if your landlord doesn't want to do business with you because you won't give your social, get 'em prosecuted for it. The link clearly states giving up a social security number must be voluntary.