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I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/my-drivers-license-is-one-of-153-million-for-sale-on-a-new-dark-website/posted in Technology
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/my-drivers-license-is-one-of-153-million-for-sale-on-a-new-dark-website/Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
Wait until non Americans hear that our national social security ID number is only 4/9 digits worth of “random” numbers. (Fun fact, the entire number was procedurally generated based on where you were born and in what order at the hospital for generations until they changed it recently)
Replying to @Horsey@lemmy.world
Yeah, we know. We just can’t believe that you actually use it for anything important.
Replying to @Blackmist@feddit.uk
That stupid ass number is used as one of the identifying factors when financing anything. Yes, a house is bought and mortgaged with that number next to 2 other forms of ID lmao.