[Gelato]

Wrong again.

Read the paragraph above the one I cited:

When Congress passed the Privacy Act of 1974, it recognized the undesirability of using SSNs as universal identifiers. However, as they are currently drafted, the House and Senate proposals reinforce the use of SSNs as identification. The verification system would require the Social Security Administration to cross-reference its information with DHS to help determine identity. The House proposal recognizes that the SSN should not be an identifier: it requires that a disclaimer appear on the Social Security card stating that it is not to be used for identification purposes. Yet that is precisely the practical effect under both bills.

The proposals would transform the Social Security card and include biometric and machine-readable characteristics, such as a digital photograph of the cardholder, for purposes of individual identification.38 Including machine-readable features on the Social Security card would create a digital record each time the card is used. A widely used machine readable document increases the risk that the number will be compromised through identity theft. And the biometric data on the card would make breaches more serious for cardholders when they occur.

[pissant]

Yes, you are still talking about proposals versus the actual pilot program, currently in operation.