Re: ssn hack

At 08:10 PM 12/28/96 -0600, Jazzmin Belle Sommers wrote:
>
>I still find that the best line of defense regarding privacy is a complete
>second identity.  Does anyone know how to apply for proper papers (taxpayer
>ID#, checking account, picture ID of some sort) for a second identity?  As
>far as I know, it is not illegal to have one, as long as it is not used for
>fraud.  I'm an artist, yeah, that's it.
>

I'm not sure that you can go through such a procedure to attain a legal
"alias"; but on the other hand why the hell would you want to?

Think about it, if you will paper work with an institutions to attain an
alias you would have to give them in formation about you identity.  Short
of commiting fraud by giving false informaiton do you think that you have
really gain any privacy?  Anyone can still find out who you are.

Lurker wrote:
> At 08:10 PM 12/28/96 -0600, Jazzmin Belle Sommers wrote:
> >I still find that the best line of defense regarding privacy is a complete
> >second identity.  Does anyone know how to apply for proper papers (taxpayer
> >ID#, checking account, picture ID of some sort) for a second identity?  As
> >far as I know, it is not illegal to have one, as long as it is not used for
> >fraud.  I'm an artist, yeah, that's it.

> I'm not sure that you can go through such a procedure to attain a legal
> "alias"; but on the other hand why the hell would you want to?

This may be true if the second identity runs concurrently with the first,
but if you really need a new identity, such as govt. provides in the
"witness protection" programs, get some of the books through the
"underground" mailorder distributors.  Books such as The Heavy Duty
New Identity, or How To Disappear And Never Be Found.

I can provide the names of the mailorder companies if you wish.
The books average $15 to $30, and I can't vouch for the content.

For cross referencing and verification, you could also purchase the
antithesis types, i.e., How To Find Anybody (etc.) by Ted Gunderson
et al.