They are not telling the full truth, what they do say it's correct,but its not complete.
The second two start with 01 with the first issue when social security started and count up to 99 and start over. If you know when and where someone was born you can figure out the first 5 numbers.
Oooh, gotcha, since the number wasn't really used for ID purposes in the beginning. I found that it was actually 1972 when they removed the "Not for ID" message in the cards. The publication I posted was in 1982, meaning they probably have to cover up the obvious security flaw with some BS. Thanks.
That doesn't work. My brother and I got our cards at the very same time. Our numbers are totally different, no relationship at all. Cards are only issued at birth today. They were only issued when you personally applied for them originally. I didn't get my card until I was about to get my first job in 1971.
The second set of two numbers have zero to do with when I was born.
If only the last four digits were personal, there wouldn't be enough numbers to go around, as millions of possible numbers would be eliminated according to your "rules."
I didn't get my card when I was born. My number is nothing like the one for my brother who got his at the same time.
My wife and her sister got theirs at the same time. Their numbers are identical, except for one digit at the end. The middle two numbers are the same. Their birthdays aren't even in the same month. So those two numbers have zero to do with when you're born, even though that might be the case today. But it wasn't back in the 1960s when we got our cards.
The first 3 numbers are the region you are from and the second 2 are the week or month you wore born. The only personal part is the last 4.
Turns out it's a bit more invovled - apparently the second 2 have no specific meaning other than to help their processing centers:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v45n11/v45n11p29.pdf
They are not telling the full truth, what they do say it's correct,but its not complete.
The second two start with 01 with the first issue when social security started and count up to 99 and start over. If you know when and where someone was born you can figure out the first 5 numbers.
Oooh, gotcha, since the number wasn't really used for ID purposes in the beginning. I found that it was actually 1972 when they removed the "Not for ID" message in the cards. The publication I posted was in 1982, meaning they probably have to cover up the obvious security flaw with some BS. Thanks.
I still have an original,with not for id purposes. The meaning of the two numbers was fairly well known 20+ years ago.
That doesn't work. My brother and I got our cards at the very same time. Our numbers are totally different, no relationship at all. Cards are only issued at birth today. They were only issued when you personally applied for them originally. I didn't get my card until I was about to get my first job in 1971.
I never applied for a card. My parents applied for it in the 60's.
The second set of two numbers have zero to do with when I was born.
If only the last four digits were personal, there wouldn't be enough numbers to go around, as millions of possible numbers would be eliminated according to your "rules."
It does look retarded,but its the way they did it.
They changed it all,many years ago.
I didn't get my card when I was born. My number is nothing like the one for my brother who got his at the same time.
My wife and her sister got theirs at the same time. Their numbers are identical, except for one digit at the end. The middle two numbers are the same. Their birthdays aren't even in the same month. So those two numbers have zero to do with when you're born, even though that might be the case today. But it wasn't back in the 1960s when we got our cards.
Numbers were issued by regional areas. IIRC
Hard to remember details from 30 + years ago.