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And worse, there's no way to rotate it that I know of, so it's like having your password leak and being unable to change it. It's out there forever.


https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can...

"We can assign a different number only if:

* Sequential numbers assigned to members of the same family are causing problems;

* More than one person is assigned or using the same number;

* A victim of identity theft continues to be disadvantaged by using the original number;

* There is a situation of harassment, abuse or life endangerment; or

* An individual has religious or cultural objections to certain numbers or digits in the original number. (We require written documentation in support of the objection from a religious group with which the number holder has an established relationship.)"


You technically can get a new social security number under special circumstances but I think that is really an exception.

https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can...


Your master password leak. Using the same for everything!




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