Not to mention, anyone who has worked in the US gets a SSN, not just citizens or current residents.
I know a bunch of people over here in europe who have them after working a few months/ years in the US.
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thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 6 days agoThe SSN is 9 digits long; so technically they would have to start re-using them after the billionth one. Given the current population size, and how many people have been born/died since its implementation - it’s fair to say they haven’t had to re-use any figures yet.
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DahGangalang@infosec.pub 6 days ago
Right. Fingers crossed we figure out national IDs before then.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 days ago
Papers please
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They have several generations to go. Literally not a problem for us or our grandchildren.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The number is structured though. Some positions represent things like the geographic region you were born in, others relate to the year you were born. That drastically cuts down the available numbers as the entire range isn’t available in all situations.
www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html