For example, in some countries, individual social-security numbers or tax codes are now used by government agencies as unique identification numbers to control access to health care or higher education.

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It's claimed that the software is akin to that used by government agencies such as Homeland Security.

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Moreover, about four-fifths of the appeals clogging the Supreme Court are made by government agencies such as the federal banks.

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