Why YSK: If you are a US Resident, don’t lose your Social Security card more than 10 times, or else you might need to respawn 💀

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In accordance with §7213 of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 and 20 CFR 422.103, the number of replacement Social Security cards per person is generally limited to three per calendar year and ten in a lifetime.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    23 hours ago

    Yes, but in that typically bonkers American way you also have to keep it secret (so nobody can steal your identity), while at the same time revealing it to every Tom, Dick and Harry every time you have to prove your identity.

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      20 hours ago

      If you know their name and their location I believe you can make a very well educated guess at their social security number too

    • CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      I assume most people’s social security numbers are out on the dark web nowadays.

      Salt typhoon leak a few months ago released 60 million of them iirc.