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You can buy lists of Social Security numbers online. You give it to dozens of people and companies in your life, and thousands more have access to it afterward.
by marcoperaza 11y ago
You can buy lists of Social Security numbers online. You give it to dozens of people and companies in your life, and thousands more have access to it afterward.
- wonderlust 11y agoAnd with it you can steal an identity.
- felisml 11y agoBecause countless companies are stupid and treat it as authentication. It's a password that you reuse everywhere and never change.
- eru 11y agoBy the way, you _can_ change your SSN. Nobody ever bothers to do so, though.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoOnly under certain circumstances. "The SSA may assign a new Social Security numberto you if you are being harassed, abused, or are in grave danger when using the original number, or if you can prove that someone has stolen your number and is using it."