Social Security Numbers: Less Boring Than You’d Think

Social Security Numbers: Less Boring Than You’d Think

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Do you know that up until July 2011 an ambitious hacker with a good software program could deduce your social security number based on your date and place of birth? In this episode, the boys examine some of the lesser-known details of the Social Security system in the U.S.