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Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID (notthesolution.substack.com)

submitted 2 years ago by formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

My college ID used to be my social security number, so maybe it was something like that? Iirc that's no longer allowed in the US.

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[–] john89@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Good lord.

Imagine giving an institution like that your money.

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[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It wasn't that uncommon at the time. Take a look at this 2005 study the US GAO did on the issue: Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain Also, this news article on the trend.

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