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SamC
White Water Yakist

3467 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 11:51:16
Story on NPR this morning that employers can verify that an employee's SSN is real by making a "simple" phone call.

I was wondering why this service wouldn't be provided through the web.

jhermiz

3564 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 14:08:23
ahh security ?



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SamC
White Water Yakist

3467 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 14:16:16
quote:
Originally posted by jhermiz

ahh security ?
What security can be provided on the phone that a web interface couldn't handle?
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AjarnMark
SQL Slashing Gunting Master

3246 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 15:02:46
Paranoia and fear of technology?

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jhermiz

3564 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 16:14:50
I know a lot of people who still wont shop online, if i can get someone on the phone when I am placing an order I would rather do it there then some web form.


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derrickleggett
Pointy Haired Yak DBA

4184 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 22:15:13
http://www.ssa.gov/employer/ssnv.htm

There are a lot of services for this.

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SamC
White Water Yakist

3467 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 22:23:23
Odd that they didn't mention this on NPR.
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derrickleggett
Pointy Haired Yak DBA

4184 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-15 : 23:17:07
You sure that wasn't Fox news? They were probably telling you this as part of a left-wing conspiracy to subvert the minds of innocent women and children to accept this, even though the SSN is actually the mark of the beast and someday will be tattooed onto all of our foreheads.

HAAA, I caught you, didn't I????

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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4110 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-16 : 05:57:22
quote:

What security can be provided on the phone that a web interface couldn't handle?



they probably have some voice recognition device of some sort

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drtherc
Starting Member

19 Posts

Posted - 2005-06-22 : 17:13:07
You know that NPR stands for No People Required? :D

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