Pierce County did an "whoopsie"Submitted by GunHead416 t3_10gzn2e in Washington
JustARandomBloke t1_j560r41 wrote
Reply to comment by blaaguuu in Pierce County did an "whoopsie" by GunHead416
The problem being if you know the last four and their birthday and where they were born you can recreate their full ssn.
flipfreakingheck t1_j571ea7 wrote
Wait, really?
JustARandomBloke t1_j572k5u wrote
The first 3 numbers are tied to specific geographic areas. The middle two are based on when you were born. The last 4 are a unique number.
adamr_ t1_j573mze wrote
This used to be true, and so still is for all eligible voters, but since 2011 SSNs have been generated randomly.
WhiteWashTXP t1_j583xh2 wrote
I wonder why I have a NY ssn when I was born in WA, I'm 23 lol.
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Bigbluebananas t1_j5744ep wrote
So theoretically you can get their social by finding their place of birth and date- after you get the special 4 digits?
JustARandomBloke t1_j574hpl wrote
Yes, though another poster said this is only true for those born before 2011.
Bigbluebananas t1_j576zmg wrote
Man... thats friggin bonkers to me
renownbrewer t1_j58eafh wrote
You used to be able to guess Wa. driver's license numbers with key information and there was even an embedded check sum.
script372 t1_j587ejx wrote
Not necessarily where they were born but where they applied… and it wasn’t until 1987 that people were assigned an SS # at birth.
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