I assure you there are several Sean Byrnes in Sligo, and at least one in Drumcliff
The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist
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Re: The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist
#182This is one of the obvious consequences of not having a national identity number assigned to everyone at birth, which exist in most developed countries, except for anglosphere, for some reason.
No, the problem is the due-process-free list of government-designated undesirables
Re: The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist
#183This is one of the obvious consequences of not having a national identity number assigned to everyone at birth, which exist in most developed countries, except for anglosphere, for some reason.
How the identity number would help? It's not like terrorists tell each other their identity numbers. So if the LEOs learn about a terrorist guy that goes around under the name "Sean Byrne", how would they know which ID number that is? And even if I needed some ID number to put on my fake documents, it's easy to download one of the dozens data dumps on the darknet now, and just use any of the IDs there. The LEOs then have a choice - put that number into their ban database (therefore banning some innocent person whose only fault is that he made a mistake of participating in the economy) or go just by the name (which is not better). Don't see how it changed anything.
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#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is the SSN in the US too though.
One good reason to introduce a national ID system in the US would be in order to replace and deprecate the Social Security Number, which is a terrible system that never should have been used as a de-facto national ID system.
So, instead of SSN dumps on the darknet, we'd have national ID dumps, which will be stolen within months (either from the government itself, or from credit bureaus or data brokers). How did that improve anything exactly?
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#185Earlier quoted context omitted.
It looks like it will be a good idea to name a baby after those databases are checked so that he/she is less likely have a problem in the future.
Now we know why Elon named his kid 'X Æ A-Xii'. UUID names next? v7 so we get the age...
Having a single-letter first name is also a road to dystopian aggravation.
I knew someone with a single-letter name and good luck flying anywhere -- most ticket sales systems won't allow it because the devs didn't read those Falsehoods guides. So you expand the name, e.g. T -> Tee so you can buy the ticket, but when you get to the gate your ticket doesn't match your ID and now you're being escorted out of the building.
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#186>The Robert Johnson they kept being confused with wasn’t a man named Robert Johnson. It was a known alias of someone convicted of plotting to bomb a Hindu temple and a cinema in Toronto Also, sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads, so you gotta be careful.
Fellow traveler, my takeaway was that the author didn’t address the elephant in the room, which is that his name is within Soundex/ Levenshtein distance of “Sean Bean” who played a terrorist in Patriot Games, so I chalk this up as another win for our government’s incredibly well-designed security state keeping me safe from imaginary threats. Good reading for today: https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/202…
>“Sean Bean” who played a terrorist in Patriot Games
did he die, or call anyone a "bastard!"
Re: The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist
#187Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a guy named Chris Smith, I can tell you, people do absolutely "match people on first and last name", and it causes me no end of trouble.
I failed a background check once because they even ignore middle name/initial. The record in the system had a different MI and I provided mine. Also, birthdate, location, race, etc., were all mismatched. Thankfully, in that case, I was able to provide documentation that I was not a match, but it is incredibly frustrating to have false positives and no "this is positive but it is obviously a partially incorrect match.…
And most systems and forms in the USA only provide for one middle initial, which makes things tricky for those coming from other cultures.
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#188Honestly the best thing to do might be to change your name at this point. I'm glad my name is not common, this kind of issue is going to only get worse in the future.
What name do you suggest they choose, "Roger Thornhill" perhaps?
Tim Cook should do, or Donald Trump, either one should get you removed from the list quickly
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#189I assure you there are several Sean Byrnes in Sligo, and at least one in Drumcliff
Yeah it's pretty much a John Smith, which I assume was half the point, and is now most the problem.
Re: The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist
#190One option might be for the real Sean Byrne to move to the address in Sligo of the fictitious one, then ask to be removed from the Entity List on the grounds that he is a real person. I think that wouldn't work, and could be life-changing in a bad way, but it's an idea.
Sligo's not _that_ bad.