Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-229 days agoWas the first SSN to be assigned in the US just 000-00-0001?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-229 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareHamSwagwich@showeq.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·27 days agoNo, the first XXX and second XX are location and date identifiers. The last XXXX is your actual number.
minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days 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.