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Re:DOJ: Hackers broke into an SEC database and made millions... by the8472 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:20PM (#18924693)
Why don't they just assign a new one from time to time? It's just a number after all, much easier to change than fingerprints.
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Re:DOJ: Hackers broke into an SEC database and made millions... by mikepurvis on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:24PM (#18924740)
The whole point is that it's not supposed to change, unlike your name, address, gender, occupation, and everything else.

Which makes it all the more ridiculous that as an immutable identifier, it's also supposed to be a secret.

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Re:DOJ: Hackers broke into an SEC database and made millions... by nradov on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:28PM (#18924779)
It is supposed to change. The Social Security Administration explicitly allows people to obtain new SSNs in limited circumstances.
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Re:DOJ: Hackers broke into an SEC database and made millions... by k_sh on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:04PM (#18925222)
supposed !== possible
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