Comments on: Is the SSN a good identifier?

By: 1 9 simpsons

1 9 simpsons — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:05:53 +0000

People should be allowed to go naked in certain recreational areas only

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By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:47:58 +0000

@Adam -

I guess things get cloudy when they interfere with your belief systems, as in this case where linkages are typically “good database design” (at least in support of non-redundant data) and eschewed nonetheless. I understand your interest in compartmentalization, and enjoy that quite a bit even with the linkages that occur in certain aspects of life (little league baseball is a great place to see landscapers managing executives).

The linkages we are dealing with here are those of societal obligations (public goods); trust obligations (in the legal realm); and financial consideration. In those situations, compartmentalization is much more destructive than it is beneficial, primarily because the majority of people are reciprocators that will follow the lead of free-riders.

Pete

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 31 May 2006 23:02:13 +0000

I don’t think that involuntary linkages are a good thing. People should be able to compartmentalize their lives.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 31 May 2006 06:19:29 +0000

For the SSA to publish a list of SSNs would require a change in the law.