Re: WIDESPREAD INTERNET SECURITY PROBLEM
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:59 pm
What makes it even worse is that SS Numbers are not supposed to be mandatory - which, I believe, was to help with that pool of numbers. (They may not have thought of it that way, however).
Also, at the time that they created SS, corporations were not, and could not be, treated as individuals. They were 'owned' by one or more people. Most of the time, they were created as joint ventures between multiple individuals' companies, and were dissolved after some action. (Thus incorporation papers asking how long the corporation would last, or what would close it out).
So, original companies were based on the _owner_ of the company, which would make the SS number as ID work just fine. Everyone was just an employee of his/hers.
Also, at the time that they created SS, corporations were not, and could not be, treated as individuals. They were 'owned' by one or more people. Most of the time, they were created as joint ventures between multiple individuals' companies, and were dissolved after some action. (Thus incorporation papers asking how long the corporation would last, or what would close it out).
So, original companies were based on the _owner_ of the company, which would make the SS number as ID work just fine. Everyone was just an employee of his/hers.