BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 4 months agoFantastic idea sovcit.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down17
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkFantastic idea sovcit.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIt’s not. Often the SSN alone is used for identification, which is why it’s such a big deal if it leaks somewhere. And random companies can use it as well afaik, increasing the odds that it leaks online. https://sites.psu.edu/rclaes/2020/10/15/rcl4-advertising-gone-wrong/ Here’s an interesting article about a CEO of a company specialising in identity protection being so confident in his services, that he printed his actual SSN in an advertisement. He had his identity stolen 13 times shortly afterwards.
It’s not. Often the SSN alone is used for identification, which is why it’s such a big deal if it leaks somewhere. And random companies can use it as well afaik, increasing the odds that it leaks online.
https://sites.psu.edu/rclaes/2020/10/15/rcl4-advertising-gone-wrong/ Here’s an interesting article about a CEO of a company specialising in identity protection being so confident in his services, that he printed his actual SSN in an advertisement.
He had his identity stolen 13 times shortly afterwards.