“Identity theft” is bullshit. They didn’t steal an identity, they stole credentials. But even though those credentials were created and maintained outside of our consent, control, and often contrary to our interests, somehow we’re responsible when they get stolen.
He then “assigned himself as the medical certifier for the case and certified his death, using the digital signature of the doctor,” the press release said.
I get what you’re saying, but I’m pretty sure credentials for medical certification are pretty damn important and not contrary to anyone’s interest. It’s literally to ensure a professional, who has the correct Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting, is actually altering State databases about citizens’ deaths, and not just some rando like this asshole.
I would say a digital signature constitutes a type of forgery, and thus would fall under actual identity theft.
Great, did you notice that the system for Dr’s authorization didn’t leave it up to the Doctors to protect, monitor, and repair the damage caused when the credential was stolen? Did the Doctor’s entire financial life get upended until the doctor personally corrected the error with all the appropriate government bureaucracy?
Identity isn’t a digital token living in a database. The whole business implies that you’re not a human being without a Social Security number, and who you are is issued by the credit reporting agencies and the government. My god man, do you really think your identity belongs to a company or the government?
Okay, so you’re just a crazy person. Got it.
Pro-tip: This sounds as fucking bonkers as that Sovereign Citizen shit, man. Get a fucking grip.
