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Email Mishap Leaks Google Staff Data (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Google has suffered a data breach which compromised the security of its employees, after the company's staff benefits vendor mistakenly sent an email containing sensitive data to the wrong recipient. Google has sent a formal apology to an undisclosed number of affected employees. The letter notifies of the data breach and advises staff to register for free identity protection checks and credit monitoring for the next two years. The document explains how the third-party company, which provides Google with benefits management services, sent the personal information to a benefits manager at another firm by accident. The data included staff names and social security numbers, among other sensitive details.
The problem was the SSN was never meant for identification. It was just a number that the government used to track your Social Security benefits.
Being that it was unique as for one SSN per Person, and most citizens have one it became your identity.
However to carry are RSA phob for my life to prove my identity is kinda worrisome as well.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.