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SSNs are used as unique identifiers. If you start re-using them, they're no longer unique.
by sobriquet9 6y ago
SSNs are used as unique identifiers. If you start re-using them, they're no longer unique.
- angry_octet 6y agoNothing about SSNs is ideal. The uniqueness and permanence assumption is part of why identity theft is so calamitous. So sharing an SSN with someone who's been dead 20 years seems preferable to sharing one with someone who is reusing yours.