FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThanks AT&T!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s really lame that companies like AT&T even need your SSN. Why do they need that to set up a phone line or an internet connection? There’s gotta be a better way.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoTo identity you Edit: I’m not defending the system. I’m just stating the fact
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoSomething of a joke that, since the SSN is an identifier, the identity tool quickly becomes an identity theft tool once it’s been pilfered. With humans increasingly pushed out of the customer service loop, these security scams get easier every day.
It’s really lame that companies like AT&T even need your SSN. Why do they need that to set up a phone line or an internet connection? There’s gotta be a better way.
To identity you
Edit: I’m not defending the system. I’m just stating the fact
Something of a joke that, since the SSN is an identifier, the identity tool quickly becomes an identity theft tool once it’s been pilfered.
With humans increasingly pushed out of the customer service loop, these security scams get easier every day.