https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26/equifax-ceo-easy-hacking-dump-changing-social-security-number-hard.html

The Equifax hack reveals something that is absurdly obsolete: your Social Security number.

The Equifax CEO, Richard Smith, announced his sudden retirement on Tuesday following an epic data breach affecting 143 million people. The announcement comes just a week before he was to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. While his questionable retirement announcement makes for some interesting drama, the real backstory to this is that now is the time to get rid of Social Security numbers.