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In article <508@thor.wright.EDU> jsloan@thor.UUCP writes:
> It really depends on what you mean by unique.  However, for each social
> security number which is currently assigned there had better be exactly one
> living person which corresponds to that social security number.

The government would like this, but it often isn't.  I once worked for a
company that consulted for the Social Security Administration, and they had a
huge poster that mentioned one instance: a wallet manufacturer enclosed a copy
of someone's social security card (I guess wallet manufacturers don't like to
ship empty wallets).  Well, a large number of people decided that the number on
their card must be their SSN.  (Dozens, if I remember correctly.)

Also, don't forget the other side of the problem: a number of people have more
than one SSN -- they got one, forgot what it is, and reapplied.  I'm pretty
sure they have safeguards against this, nowadays.

    Jim Sasaki (sasaki@umbc3.umbc.edu)

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