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Anyone else left wondering a little about why there are 2.9 billion US SSN records to begin with?
It wasn't till the late 1980's that SSN registration at birth became the default practice. In the years prior to the 80's, it is my understanding that people would only apply for an SSN upon entering the workforce.
Also the SSA's currently published faqs indicate there are only 453.7 million SSNs issued
https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html --See Q19 from the link for details.
So I wonder what is going on with the 2.9 billion personal records report.
They got 2.9 billion records. Not 2.9 billion SSN's.
non-citizens in other countries are using them to collect benefits.
yes in years gone by you applied for your SSN when you got into the workforce..now you are registered at birth