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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:31:49 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Not the case here, the zip that would be represented by the first 5
>> digits of my SSN is about 600 miles from where I grew up.
>
> SSNs when I was growing up had certain codes, but they hadn't anything
> to do with zipcodes as such. Initial digits had something to do with
> where you were, but not postal codes.
Yeah, I read the story Greg referred to on /. as well, that SSNs might be
"predictable" if you know certain pieces of information about a person -
where they were born, when they were born, etc.
Jim
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