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You could reissue every social security number and Americans will still be fucked by this. Basically every piece of info used as security questions is part of this leak. Address, familial ties, banking info, etc.
We need to completely redo how we verify financial identity.
Cryptographic keys stamped into a piece of metal. Too bad our leaders are too incompetent
It has to be convenient and (user) error proof. NFC can do that, like... any other 1st world country has in its ID card.
Yeah the US still can't get Real ID rolled out even with literal fascists in charge