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- noun Plural form of
SSN .
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Even something as simple as matching up names and SSNs is apparently hideously intrusive.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Immigrants and Nazis, Communists and Cardinals 2010
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Gross and Acquisti developed an algorithm that analyzed data from the Social Security Administration's Death Master File, a public database of some 65 million Americans who have died and their SSNs, which is used for antifraud purposes.
Netflash 2009
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You're probably weary of being reminded to take precautions against identity theft, but here's a wrinkle you may not have considered: in recent years, identity thieves have broadened their reach by harvesting children's dormant Social Security numbers SSNs and using them to illegally obtain jobs, open fraudulent bank and credit accounts, mortgages or car loans and much worse.
Jason Alderman: Protect Your Kids From Identity Thieves Jason Alderman 2011
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The loss of Keflavik and the GIUK line also allows numerous SSNs to slip through the gap and into the Atlantic unchecked.
Matthew Yglesias » Defending Countries that Don’t Defend Themselves 2009
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The vast majority of parents now register their children for SSNs at the same time that they apply for birth certificates at the hospital, through Social Security's Enumeration at Birth program.
Jason Alderman: Protect Your Kids From Identity Thieves Jason Alderman 2011
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You may be tempted to simply not register your kids for SSNs until they turn 18, but that's not practical in today's world.
Jason Alderman: Protect Your Kids From Identity Thieves Jason Alderman 2011
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The result of the attack is the fracturing of the GIUK gap, which allows the Soviet Northern Fleet to place all their SSBNs (ballistic submarines) in friendly-controlled waters with a few SSNs (fast-attack submarines) to stand guard (a bastion defense).
Matthew Yglesias » Defending Countries that Don’t Defend Themselves 2009
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One thing that would help fix the ICE would be to turn some of the enforcement aspects over to local law enforcement (by allowing or requiring immigration status checks for traffic stops) and some aspects over to the IRS (cross-checking company tax records for obviously bogus SSNs) …
San Diego to Arizona: “Look, just because we called you racist bigots…” | RedState 2010
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A national, commercial database of names and addresses of American children, especially one that includes their dates of birth and SSNs, would be worth many millions to marketing firms and retailers.
Bob Bowdon: Why Has Google Been Collecting Kids' Social Security Numbers Under the Guise of an Art Contest? Bob Bowdon 2011
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As with the Heartland breach reported in January, it's likely that only account numbers and expiration dates were grabbed, and not SSNs or PINs.
Another Month, Another Massive Credit Card Data Breach - The Consumerist 2009
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