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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

“This single plain-text string of characters defines your entire identity in the eyes of the government, creditors, health care, everything. Good luck keep it safe!”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Please don't give your SSN to health care institutions, they don't need it. They like to ask for it on their intake forms so that they can find you more easily if they need to send your debt to collections, but most will accept a blank entry anyways.