• DarkSirrush
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    230 days ago

    Canada went the opposite direction - it is now impossible to get an SIN (SSN equivalent), and if you forget it, you have to go to a government office for them to print out a sheet on standard letter sized paper that clearly states to memorise and destroy it.

    • anguo
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      130 days ago

      But then it appears on all my tax documents that I’m supposed to keep.

      • bountygiver [any]
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        129 days ago

        the instruction to destroy it is so people cannot demand it as identification like US does.