Comment on Was the first SSN to be assigned in the US just 000-00-001?
HamSwagwich@showeq.com 1 month ago
No, the first XXX and second XX are location and date identifiers. The last XXXX is your actual number.
Comment on Was the first SSN to be assigned in the US just 000-00-001?
HamSwagwich@showeq.com 1 month ago
No, the first XXX and second XX are location and date identifiers. The last XXXX is your actual number.
Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.