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White House Mulls Social Security Number Replacement

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

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White House Mulls Social Security Number Replacement

White House Cyber Security Coordinator Rob Joyce at the Washington Post Cybersecurity Summit on Oct. 3. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The White House is considering replacing Social Security Numbers (SSN) as a prime way to identify individuals and is calling on federal agencies to develop new methods for people to identify themselves in light of the recent Equifax data breach of millions of Americans personal data, the Trump administration’s cyber security coordinator said on Tuesday.A possible SSN replacement is one of the initiatives the Trump administration is implementing following the president's cyber executive order in May, which now includes releasing…

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