Why do we need names? Why not numbers for identification?
104847
Numbers would be boring.
1118179
SSID is not necessarily a number.  It is the assigned access name (can contain numbers tho) for a wireless network/access point.  You need to get it from the administrator of the network.  If you are setting up a wireless network, you create your SSID yourself - pick something meaningful.  And for security, do not broadcast it!
299260
Why, do you have a better name for it?
201683
In most European countries you have to get a Natinal ID card.  It is one way to ensure that you are who you say you are, it has your picture and information about where you live and what you do, like a passport but is is issued by your town.
132488
It's a part of protecting your privacy. The answers we provide might stir the beehive, so we might not want to reveal our identity to just everybody. That's why we are given the benefit of the a nickname (and anonimity). Of course, downright offensive answers are cowardly.\n\nIf this were a dating service, however, it might be different...
533607
because it has to be somebody who knows you personally, most gp's run large mixed surgeries and often cant put names to faces any more. its just to tighten up identity theft and money laundering.
1000730
Most states have made dls without the SSN on them. If your license needs to be renewed you will probably get a new number on your dl. \n\nPS Did you know that your SSN is not to be used for identification?
266437
Some countries just call it their ID number.
234085
Date of birth is not too hard to get, but social security numbers are supposed to be private.  Why do you need it?  Are you up to no good?  Did you know that Yahoo records IP's in case of illegal activity?
564545
NO!  Why would they need them.  You probably have to provide them with a report on the money in questions but, NOT an account number.  Why would they need that?  They wouldn't have any access to the account if their name isn't on it.  Sounds fishy to me -
29549
No there aren't any listing of how many different IDs each person has. People usually creat different nicks to track different sets of friends or to pretend to be different people each time.
831750
The most common answer I've heard from people who don't have a form of ID is that it's just the "government's way to keep track of you."  To be quite honest, that's a pretty lame excuse to me.  You don't need to have an ID to be able to be found and kept track of.  I understand the need for an ID when voting, or for anything rather.  It protects your identity and doesn't allow others to do things in your name.  When showing an ID before voting, it ensures the people there that no one else is using your name to cast a ballot (i.e., people who want to vote more than once or people who aren't registered at all).  \n\nIDs are pretty necessary to do much of anything lately...open bank accounts, fly somewhere, even accepting new job positions in a lot of cases.  Most think of "Drivers License" when they hear ID, but you can have a state ID as well, which don't require tests or anything.  With so much identity theft going on in the world today, it's better to have an ID than to go without.
974006
I don't think so either, but I like the idea! Y360 allows you to ID yourself with anything you choose. Maybe the sports leagues will add that option.
1099987
They don't give last names on that sho w so people cant find  them
749545
Yeah I don't know what all the fuss is about with the ID cards.  I think it'll make the country safer.\n\nIf they've got everyone's DNA, then most criminals will be caught. Who cares if they've got my details, I don't plan on breaking into anyone's house.\n\nSo what's the deal?  Less attacks, rapes, burglary.  Doesn't sound like a bad idea to me...
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In the United States, a Social Security number (or SSN) is a number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an agency of the federal government. Ostensibly, its primary purpose is tracking working individuals for taxation purposes and to track Social Security benefits. However, in recent years, the SSN has become a de facto national identification number, even though it is not supposed to be used as a form of identification.\nGenerally, numbers were assigned beginning in the northeast and moving westward. So people on the east coast have the lowest numbers and those on the west coast have the highest numbers. As the areas assigned to a locality are exhausted, new areas from the pool are assigned, so some states have noncontiguous groups of numbers.\n\nComplete list of area number groups from the Social Security Administration \nThe middle two digits are the group number. They have no special geographic or data significance but merely serve to break the number into conveniently sized blocks for orderly issuance. \nThere is a theory that the two middle digits can be used to identify a person's ethnic background. African Americans, Asians and people of color will almost always have an odd middle number, while Caucasians will have an even number. This is debunked as an urban legend on snopes.com. \nThe group numbers range from 01 to 99. However, they are not assigned in consecutive order. For administrative reasons, group numbers are issued in the following order:\n\nODD numbers from 01 through 09\n\nEVEN numbers from 10 through 98\n\nEVEN numbers from 02 through 08\n\nODD numbers from 11 through 99\n\nAs an example, group number 98 will be issued before 11.\n\n\n\n\nThe last four digits are serial numbers. They represent a straight numerical sequence of digits from 0001-9999 within the group.
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Its for you to identify which is which and who is who; ANd for people to refer to.