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Re:Ask HN: What are the best websites that the Anglosphere d... by ptman on Monday February 15, 2021 @07:12AM (#26141988)
And SSN shouldn't be used as authentication either. It's too easy to steal, too hard to change.

We have a similar issue with Finnish Personal Identity Codes, which are legally public, but there are restrictions related to their processing. Which leads to the common misunderstanding that they're secret, so they're used for authentication. It's a mess.

https://hetueiolesalasana.fi/en.html

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