• JohnEdwa
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    1 month ago

    9 digit social security number specifically might be, but a unique number tied to you that is often used as identification when it really shouldn’t isn’t, it’s a shitshow that has been implemented in many countries around the world.
    The Finnish version was called an SSN originally for example, though now its a “henkilötunnus”, personal identity code.

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