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Scary AT&T breach leaks up to 70 million Social Security numbers to the dark web (www.macworld.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] AtmaJnana 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Dupree878 0 points 7 months ago

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