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GoblinSlayer
on March 14, 2024
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Direct File officially opens in 12 pilot states
The cause of identity fraud is lack of authentication, not existence of SSN. It's equivalent to going to a bank and telling "I'm Elon Musk, give me my money" and then complain that we must eliminate names to prevent this kind of fraud.
c0pium
on March 16, 2024
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That’s what I said, just less precisely. The system is as secure as the least secure auth mechanism, the existence of better ones is irrelevant.
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