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minus-squaregrysbok@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoMy 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.
minus-squarejohn89@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoGood lord. Imagine giving an institution like that your money.
minus-squaregrysbok@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 hours agoIt 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.
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.
Good lord.
Imagine giving an institution like that your money.
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.