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Why don't they just assign a new one from time to time? It's just a number after all, much easier to change than fingerprints.

• mikepurvis 8y ago
  The whole point is that it's not supposed to change, unlike your name, address, gender, occupation, and everything else. Which makes it all the more ridiculous that as an immutable identifier, it's also supposed to be a secret.
  • nradov 8y ago
    It is supposed to change. The Social Security Administration explicitly allows people to obtain new SSNs in limited circumstances.
    • k_sh 8y ago
      supposed !== possible
• deleted 8y ago
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