Did you know that your Social Security Number is not random? Did you know that these digits actually reveal quite a bit of information about you?? Did you know that by just having your birthdate and year, identity thieves can guess then steal your Social Security Number???
A SSN was never designed to be used as it is today. It was originally supposed to be an accounting simplifier for the government. But nowadays, everyone from credit card companies to landlords and utility companies want your very valuable number before they provide you with a service. Except in most cases, you actually have a right by law to refuse giving this number out like candy.
Just because someone asks you for your SSN doesn’t mean you have to give it. And just because social networking and other online sites exist, doesn’t mean you have to tell every revealing bit of information about yourself. Because that’s exactly what identity thieves are hoping you will do.
