If the US was capable of rational policy decisions, you could do any of a number of things to present a trusted representation of your identity without a “secret” 9 digit number.
We already have such a system, it’s called a passport, and it has complementary “cousins” like passport cards and nexus cards. That framework could easily be built upon, but there is a mountain of paranoia and stupid to climb first.
Instead we have the current system where fraud is endemic and where millions of people are marginalized by poor access to ID.
We already have such a system, it’s called a passport, and it has complementary “cousins” like passport cards and nexus cards. That framework could easily be built upon, but there is a mountain of paranoia and stupid to climb first.
Instead we have the current system where fraud is endemic and where millions of people are marginalized by poor access to ID.