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Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« on: June 10, 2025, 09:16:47 am »
Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
Here’s how to access yours and protect your SSN from identity theft
By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report Fox News
Published June 9, 2025 10:00am EDT

The Social Security Administration (SSA) just announced a major update. Starting this summer, Americans with a "My Social Security" account will be able to access their digital Social Security number (SSN) online. The goal is to simplify access, reduce paper card replacements and improve data protection.

But with convenience comes new cybersecurity concerns. Here’s how the digital SSN works, why it’s being introduced now and the steps you should take to protect your SSN from identity theft both online and offline.

What is the digital SSN? New Social Security feature explained

The SSA is introducing secure digital access to your Social Security number through the "My Social Security" portal. If you forget your SSN, misplace your card or need to share your number for non-SSA purposes (such as job applications or financial services), you’ll be able to view your number online from a mobile device.

"This enhancement will provide individuals…a simple solution allowing them to securely view their SSN online," said the SSA. This update eliminates the need for mail delays or in-person visits to your local SSA office.

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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2025, 10:53:02 am »
Isn’t what they are describing already possible with the My Social Security account? I don’t have to know my number to log in, just my login name and password and of course the code from two part security. That allows me to see my number and all my other information, all from my smartphone. Did someone just come up with this to justify their salary?
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2025, 11:20:57 am »
It is easier for me to remember my SSN than yet another damned log-in and password. I still have my original card.
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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2025, 11:26:13 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 10, 2025, 11:20:57 am
It is easier for me to remember my SSN than yet another damned log-in and password. I still have my original card.

Same.
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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2025, 12:34:17 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 10, 2025, 11:20:57 am
It is easier for me to remember my SSN than yet another damned log-in and password. I still have my original card.
Quote from: Polly Ticks on June 10, 2025, 11:26:13 am
Same.
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If you can't remember your SS Number you might be an idiot.
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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2025, 12:54:18 pm »
'54-46 Was My Number.'.
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2025, 12:59:39 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 10, 2025, 11:20:57 am
It is easier for me to remember my SSN than yet another damned log-in and password. I still have my original card.
memorized my SS number and DL as soon as I got them, but don’t ask me about phone numbers. The only time I used my SS number to login was when I did the set up for the My Social Security website. Is it even possible to log in with just your number any more?
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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2025, 01:22:34 pm »
Who hasn't memorized there's by now?
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2025, 01:24:59 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 10, 2025, 11:20:57 am
It is easier for me to remember my SSN than yet another damned log-in and password. I still have my original card.
True for most seniors today. Many can’t even operate a cellphone, much less navigate the internet.
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2025, 01:34:26 pm »
If I forget my SSN, the Chi-coms, illegal occupants, and rusky hackers are able to remind me.
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2025, 02:18:47 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 10, 2025, 12:34:17 pm
If you can't remember your SS Number you might be an idiot.

I can remember my SSN just fine, but the 48 million username/passwords are another story.
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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2025, 02:34:22 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 10, 2025, 01:22:34 pm
Who hasn't memorized there's by now?
Gen Z they have it on their phones.
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2025, 02:36:37 pm »
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Quote from: Polly Ticks on June 10, 2025, 02:18:47 pm
I can remember my SSN just fine, but the 48 million username/passwords are another story.
9999what You use different passwords? No wonder you have trouble remembering them :whistle:
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2025, 03:07:02 pm »
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tri22 9999what You use different passwords? No wonder you have trouble remembering them :whistle:

Phhhttttbbbtttttt. Only because I keep getting notices saying the main one I usually used had been compromised in a data breach and I was tired of clicking through the messages every time.
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Re: Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2025, 03:32:08 pm »
I typically use 20 random character passwords without repeating any of them. If one is compromised the others are not.

But...

I use a password manager.
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« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2025, 03:41:06 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on June 10, 2025, 02:34:22 pm
Gen Z they have it on their phones.

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« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2025, 03:43:23 pm »
Secure digital access?  Right.  *****rollingeyes*****
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« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2025, 05:48:05 pm »
Quote from: RetBobbyMI on June 10, 2025, 01:24:59 pm
True for most seniors today. Many can’t even operate a cellphone, much less navigate the internet.
annnnd that's why I'm here. What a stupid comment. While that may be true for my parent's generation (in their 90s), those of us who have been around since BASIC and DOS seem to manage okay.
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« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2025, 07:03:34 pm »
Quote from: RetBobbyMI on June 10, 2025, 01:24:59 pm
True for most seniors today. Many can’t even operate a cellphone, much less navigate the internet.



Hey, I resemble that remark, lol. :rolling:

Myself, I can navigate pretty good. But I don't want every little thing online.  I'm a paper trail person and I suspect a lot of people in my age group that didn't grow up with a computer are as well. What if for some reason your computer/phone goes down?
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« Reply #19 on: June 10, 2025, 07:14:44 pm »
Quote from: berdie on June 10, 2025, 07:03:34 pm


Hey, I resemble that remark, lol. :rolling:

Myself, I can navigate pretty good. But I don't want every little thing online.  I'm a paper trail person and I suspect a lot of people in my age group that didn't grow up with a computer are as well. What if for some reason your computer/phone goes down?

At the rate things are going -- my belief is that the grids are going to go down - and  I'm a paper trail person as well.

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