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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: social security numbers - (nf)
Message-ID: <4175@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 6-May-84 21:56:34 EDT
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Posted: Sun May  6 21:56:34 1984
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Just to contrast what Rob Warnock said about SSNs, the Canadian SIN
(social insurance number) does have a check digit. The last number
is constructed through an unbelievable algorithm which I saw published
in a magazine article years ago. (Then again, with 1/10 the population
and the same (9) number of digits, I guess we can afford a check digit...)

Anyone out there know the algorith for the SIN check digit?

Dave Sherman
Toronto
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