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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed (www.tomsguide.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Do TINs overlap with SSNs? Because businesses and non-citizen taxpayers have TINs instead of SSNs, but they're used just the same.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    This I don't know. I remember reading that around 70%(?) of SSNs have been allocated, and there are enough left for a few decades. No idea whether corporation TINs come from that. I believe non-citizen taxpayers get similar SSNs to citizens. IDK if they pay into social security and collect benefits the same way.

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