It is ridiculous that all ur life is based on puny number known as ur social security number! But as long as this is convenient, it would be hard for govt./companies to use a different tact. I have a suggestion to improve this:-
1. Access #1, Use one number to access/read ur info (it should not include ur modify number #2, then it defeats the purpose).
2. Modify #2, Use another number to modify/write to ur history.
To modify ur credit history u need to provide both numbers. To access/read ur info, only #1 needs to be provided (all data is indexed under #1). So even if #1 is lost b'coz somebody hacked into the neighbourhood choicepoint, they cannot modify ur history.
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It is ridiculous that all ur life is based on puny number known as ur social security number! :-
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But as long as this is convenient, it would be hard for govt./companies to use a different tact.
I have a suggestion to improve this
1. Access #1, Use one number to access/read ur info (it should not include ur modify number #2, then it defeats the purpose).
2. Modify #2, Use another number to modify/write to ur history.
To modify ur credit history u need to provide both numbers. To access/read ur info, only #1 needs to be provided (all data is indexed under #1). So even if #1 is lost b'coz somebody hacked into the neighbourhood choicepoint, they cannot modify ur history.
What do u genii think of this scheme?