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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>531096-00095</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>8/7/2007 10:11:55 AM</td></tr>

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<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Meyers</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>PA</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Private Sector Use of SSNs</td></tr>

<tr><td>No Attachments</td></tr></Table>

<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>I think the use of SS#'s by the private sector for identification is getting out of hand. Today, we use the SS# like a password to a person's life. If someone gets that password, then they have access to a person's life. I think State issued photo IDs would be a much more secure form of identification today than a SS#. Another option would be to treat the SS# as a user name and have individuals create a password for each organization that wants their business. I think using SS# as a form of identification is wrong and should be changed now. It was never designed for identification purposes, only collecting Social Security benefits. </body></html>