White House adviser: Phase out Social Security number as ID

BOSTON (AP) " A cybersecurity adviser to President Donald Trump is pushing to phase out the use of Social Security numbers as a form of identification.White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce said Wednesday that using a person's Social Security number as an identifier or access control is "just a horrific idea."Joyce says a federal team is looking at "what the technologies are that could change or replace these identifiers," such as using public key encryption.He [...]


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