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The Importance Of Your Social Security Number.
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The social security number is required for most financial and legal transactions in modern life, making it difficult to navigate without one. Companies have proved untrustworthy in protecting this sensitive information, leading to potential problems.

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Social Security numbers were originally meant to track earnings and retirement but have now become an identifier and authenticator, leading to concerns about privacy and security.
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Social Security numbers
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Social Security numbers were originally meant to track earnings and retirement but have now become an identifier and authenticator, leading to concerns about privacy and security.

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The Importance Of Your Social Security Number.
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Companies have proven time and again that they cannot be trusted with protecting people's social security numbers, yet it has become difficult to navigate modern life without one.
04:50 - 06:22 (01:31)
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Social Security Number
Summary

Companies have proven time and again that they cannot be trusted with protecting people's social security numbers, yet it has become difficult to navigate modern life without one.

Chapter
The Importance Of Your Social Security Number.
Episode
Selects: What Happens When the Government Thinks You're Dead?
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know