> So, I asked for random numbers in the format of XXX-XX-XXXX along with fake names and addresses, and it happily obliged.
Most social security numbers aren't random- for most of the programs history certain digits encode information.
Most social security numbers aren't random- for most of the programs history certain digits encode information.
Sadly not everyone has gotten that memo.
As an immigrant I got one assigned to me that would’ve originated from a specific state before this change, now every once in a while when I go through those identity quizzes by credit agencies it’ll ask me in which state my SSN was assigned and I need to choose the state that used to correspond with those first few numbers even though I’ve never set foot in that state, otherwise it’ll fail the quiz.