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catculation@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Scary AT&T breach leaks up to 70 million Social Security numbers to the dark web

www.macworld.com

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Scary AT&T breach leaks up to 70 million Social Security numbers to the dark web

www.macworld.com

catculation@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Data breach occurred two weeks ago.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13810367

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    There is, just on a state level which does nothing for a nation with 50 of the fuckers

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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act

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        Oh yeah, the federal identification card you can only get by… providing your social security card.

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          Not a federal ID, but a federal standard for State IDs. And not “only”, but SocSec card is one of the several forms of ID you could use. Not required and not enough by itself.

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            Tell me how I can get a star ID or a passport without a Social Security card

            I can’t even donate plasma without my Social Security card

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