This "private number not intended for this" outcry is silly. The First Amendment wasn't created with the porn industry in mind. The Second Amendment was not created with handguns in mind, let alone semi or fully automatic weapons. Laws and such are written to last, as good ones tend to do. As as society changes, so do the interpretation of the laws.

Of COURSE Social Security numbers were not invented so that "Big Brother" could catch deadbeat parents. Sixty five years ago there really wasn't a problem with deadbeat parents because people tended to have more honor than that.

In a perfect world we wouldn't need to use Social Security numbers to track down parents who avoid their responsibility in paying child support. It should be common sense to take care of your children by providing to them what they need.

I'm not saying that the custody process or the child support process is perfect. A friend of mine's daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident, and their 7 year-old granddaughter was "awarded" (that word sucks when it's referring to people) to the father of the child who had not given a rats ASS about her all during her life, up until the death. The little girl should have gone to the grandparents she lived with her whole life, but that didn't happen.

In time, the Social Security number will likely fade away with the whole SS system. At that point we will likely be tracked by our fingerprints, retinal scans, or something similar.