Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoWas the first SSN to be assigned in the US just 000-00-0001?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down14
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWas the first SSN to be assigned in the US just 000-00-0001?Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareHamSwagwich@showeq.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoNo, the first XXX and second XX are location and date identifiers. The last XXXX is your actual number.
minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThat’s why giving out the last 4 digits isn’t safe. It’s trivial to derive the first 5 with public records and a lookup table.
No, the first XXX and second XX are location and date identifiers. The last XXXX is your actual number.
That’s why giving out the last 4 digits isn’t safe. It’s trivial to derive the first 5 with public records and a lookup table.