Wait until non Americans hear that our national social security ID number is only 4/9 digits worth of “random” numbers. (Fun fact, the entire number was procedurally generated based on where you were born and in what order at the hospital for generations until they changed it recently)
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026
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This is yet another reason why virtual ID cards are superior: In the event that the card data is compromised, the old virtual ID can be revoked and a new virtual ID can be issued. Virtual ID cards can also have a much shorter duration, because the cost of rotating it is minimal. For example, California's virtual driver licenses rotate each 30 days.
At this rate, a new ID type will have to be used. I dont have a clue what, but a new one..
The only way to fix this is to have us upload our IDs online constantly, perhaps to prove we are adults.
It is the only way we can we safe.
Woaha. Why didn't anyone think of this before you?
But, just think about the children! ~While everyone plastered their children allover social media and they are easily identified with AI~
I bought a domain, configured the webserver in the next 5m.
As soon as it started taking requests (on a domain that i haven't even announced yet) it got flooded by bots.
If your browser is based on chromium, you're employing an army of bots yourself that gets enabled each time you enter any domain.
Can you explain what you mean exactly?
Where can I find this nexus?
Fortunately, Nexus went dark within hours of the KrebsOnSecurity scoop,
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