# Voter Records, SSN and Commercial Authentication

DevFeed: [Voter Records, SSN and Commercial Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/voter-records-ssn-and-commercial-authentication-37107.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/voter-records-ssn-and-commercial-authentication/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-07-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [information-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information-security.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the information-security implications of a request for voter data, including dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers. It questions whether exposing those details undermines their use as an authentication factor and discusses uncertainty about the applicable law.

## Source excerpt

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