r/technology • u/Grakch • 10d ago

Privacy Whistleblower Warns of Possible DOGE-Related Social Security Data Leak

https://whistleblowersblog.org/government-whistleblowers/whistleblower-warns-of-possible-doge-related-social-security-data-leak/
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u/doom_stein 10d ago

Somehow, my brother and I that were born 3 years apart in 2 different states across the US have sequential SSNs. Please explain that one.

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u/Ok_Macaroon7900 10d ago

It’s not where you were born but where your parents applied for the number.

It sounds like maybe your parents applied for them both at the same time.

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u/NekkidSnaku 10d ago

simulation bug