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(MSNBC)   Good news, everyone. Chances someone has the same Social Security number as you do are only one in seven   (redtape.msnbc.com) divider line 95
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2010-12-03 05:27:38 PM
Well, if someone has my SSN, I might as well share it with everyone. Mine's ***-**-****.
 
2010-12-03 05:36:13 PM
Sucks for them if they are applying for a loan.
 
2010-12-03 05:46:03 PM
Paris1127: Well, if someone has my SSN, I might as well share it with everyone. Mine's ***-**-****.

Interesting, I didn't know that there was a filter for that. Let me try:

***-**-****

Neat!
 
2010-12-03 05:54:43 PM
Wow, that's amazing. Are you guys actually typing in your real SSNs and the Fark filter turns them into asterisks? Way to go, Drew, building that sort of security feature into the site. It's nice to know that you can filter more than certain terms.

Let me try:

***-***-****
 
2010-12-03 06:38:12 PM
So, we're doing this again? *sigh*

Mine's ***-***-****
 
2010-12-03 06:52:00 PM
Did you know that the first 5 digits of your SSN indicates where you were born? For instance, you can tell I was born in the New Orleans area because the first 5 digits of mine are ***-**. Neat, huh?
 
2010-12-03 07:32:22 PM
WTF, why would Fark even have this as a filter?

895-56-8451
 
2010-12-03 07:33:01 PM
GODDAMITALLTOHELL!!!
 
2010-12-03 07:36:53 PM
Barfmaker made me laugh.
 
2010-12-03 08:01:47 PM
I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

Ah. Classic.
 
2010-12-03 08:02:37 PM
facisto: I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

His password is hunter2
 
2010-12-03 08:02:45 PM
Pocket Ninja: Wow, that's amazing. Are you guys actually typing in your real SSNs and the Fark filter turns them into asterisks? Way to go, Drew, building that sort of security feature into the site. It's nice to know that you can filter more than certain terms.

Let me try:

***-***-****

SphericalTime: So, we're doing this again? *sigh*

Mine's ***-***-****


Those are phone numbers... An SSN would be XXX-XX-XXXX.
 
2010-12-03 08:03:21 PM
867-5309
 
2010-12-03 08:03:22 PM
I lold
 
2010-12-03 08:03:24 PM
Everyone LOL at Barfmaker *writes it down.* We'll know it's real if that post gets pulled.

/***-**-****
 
2010-12-03 08:04:05 PM
Here's mine...

123-45-6789
 
2010-12-03 08:05:06 PM
Kill the mentally ill: facisto: I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

His password is hunter2


No way. Everyone knows Fark filters out your Fark password.

Watch... ***********
 
2010-12-03 08:05:46 PM
CtrlAltDelete: Sucks for them if they are applying for a loan.

Heh. Sucks for them when my student loans come due...
 
2010-12-03 08:05:50 PM
HA HA, my credit is so farked you wouldn't do any good by ripping it off.
 
2010-12-03 08:05:54 PM
One of these days I'm going to find something that's obscure even to Fark.

Mark my words.
 
2010-12-03 08:06:04 PM
pudding7: Kill the mentally ill: facisto: I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

His password is hunter2

No way. Everyone knows Fark filters out your Fark password.

Watch... ***********


My password is: Studman69
 
2010-12-03 08:06:30 PM
This is why I always use my special 256 bit encrypted 725 digit alpha-numeric social security number.
 
2010-12-03 08:06:50 PM
But I thought my number was sacred.
 
2010-12-03 08:07:02 PM
MLet me try. Mine's 000-00-0002.

/damn you FDR
 
2010-12-03 08:07:36 PM
BTW the combination to the lock on my suitcase is 1 2 3 4.
 
2010-12-03 08:08:24 PM
Barfmaker: GODDAMITALLTOHELL!!!

(snicker)
 
2010-12-03 08:09:09 PM
WhyteRaven74: BTW the combination to the lock on my suitcase is 1 2 3 4.

President Screwb?
 
2010-12-03 08:09:12 PM
Mine is the Konami code. It's awesome.
 
2010-12-03 08:10:30 PM
IKanHazaBukkit: pudding7: Kill the mentally ill: facisto: I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

His ******** is hunter2

No way. Everyone knows Fark filters out your Fark ********.

Watch... ***********

My ******** is: Studman69



My ******** is ******** because it's so easy to remember.
 
2010-12-03 08:11:35 PM
CorruptHardware: IKanHazaBukkit: pudding7: Kill the mentally ill: facisto: I hope barfmaker was joking as he did that.

His ******** is hunter2

No way. Everyone knows Fark filters out your Fark ********.

Watch... ***********

My ******** is: Studman69


My ******** is ******** because it's so easy to remember.


Hey-o!
 
2010-12-03 08:11:37 PM
cryinoutloud: But I thought my number was sacred.

Depends. How good is your credit rating?
 
2010-12-03 08:12:19 PM
up down up down left right left right, a, b, a, b, start, select.
 
2010-12-03 08:12:48 PM
Good news everyone!
profile.ak.fbcdn.net
 
2010-12-03 08:13:22 PM
Barfmaker, please tell me that really wasn't your social security number. You've been here since 2002; you should know better. By the way, mine is ***-**-****.
 
2010-12-03 08:14:56 PM
Back when I worked in the financial industry, I remember being amazed at the number of Bank of America credit cards opened in southern Texas (and other near-the-Mexican-border areas) opened with a social that began with an 8 or a 9. Of course, when seeking payment from these people, shockingly, they didn't exist or they simply wouldn't pay.
 
2010-12-03 08:19:18 PM
MadCat221: Here's mine...

123-45-6789


That sounds like something an IDIOT would put on his luggage!
 
2010-12-03 08:24:31 PM
EKYDOQFFVXWOMRGWF

probably obscure unless you know the code.
 
2010-12-03 08:25:12 PM
Cagey B: Interesting, I didn't know that there was a filter for that. Let me try:

s[\w\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d\w][***-**-****]g;

# quick and dirty, no warranty given, untested

lordargent.com
 
2010-12-03 08:25:43 PM
And if you are an illegal, you are apparently not committing identity fraud. Yay, libs!
 
2010-12-03 08:26:01 PM
Oznog: MadCat221: Here's mine...

123-45-6789

That sounds like something an IDIOT would put on his luggage!


Hey that's the same combo that I use for my suitcase!

/Prolly got the wording wrong
 
2010-12-03 08:28:47 PM
078-05-1120
 
2010-12-03 08:30:11 PM
IKanHazaBukkit: Everyone LOL at Barfmaker *writes it down.* We'll know it's real if that post gets pulled.

/***-**-****

Little known fact:

If you copy those Fark Filter asterisks and paste it into tinyurl.com, it translates it to the actual SSN:

http://tinyurl.com/987-65-4320

/where's your fark filter now?
 
2010-12-03 08:30:14 PM
It's not like its an encryption key, its just a number. Someone could throw 9 numbers together at there's probably a 1 in 7 chance its a real SSN.
 
2010-12-03 08:30:15 PM
Hmm, doesn't like the word boundaries, I guess technically numbers aren't words, I need to brush up on those esoteric matching classes.

U:\>perl -e "
use strict; #enable whips and chains
my $data = '123-45-6789';
$data =~ s[\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d][***-**-****]g;
print $data;"

***-**-****
 
2010-12-03 08:32:33 PM
Does it matter? That system is gonna be broke in the next 20 to 30 years anyway.
 
2010-12-03 08:33:05 PM
Larry King's SSN is: 1

jeffpicard.com
 
2010-12-03 08:33:41 PM
Yay! Plausible deniability at last!
 
2010-12-03 08:35:30 PM
204-324-33333
Lifelock is your friend

Ya I'm older,So...
 
2010-12-03 08:35:44 PM
Gunny Walker: 078-05-1120

Nice!

/I think I got one of those wallets
 
2010-12-03 08:36:04 PM
TeddyRooseveltsMustache: Does it matter? That system is gonna be broke in the next 20 to 30 years anyway.

Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyways
 
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