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The most interesting thing I learned today is: according to TPG, most customers will only need to provide the last four digits of SSN to apply. On the one hand
by HeavenFox 7y ago
The most interesting thing I learned today is: according to TPG, most customers will only need to provide the last four digits of SSN to apply.
On the one hand, this seems great for privacy - you can't leak information you don't collect, right? On the other hand, does this mean someone can impersonate you with just the last four now?
- rootusrootus 7y agoA little known fact is that you've never actually needed your SSN to open a credit account. They can and will locate your file just fine without it.
- mbreese 7y agoAnd your phone with two factor authentication right? Apple likely already has a relationship with the customer, so the riskiest accounts would be those that are brand new. But for even those, Apple would have significantly more information about the applicant than would be in a normal application (like the GPS coordinates of the phone).
- ValentineC 7y ago> The most interesting thing I learned today is: according to TPG, most customers will only need to provide the last four digits of SSN to apply. In case anyone else was wondering, I'm guessing that this is the article that is being referred to: https://thepointsguy.com/news/apple-card-available/ https://thepointsguy.com/news/apple-card-available/