Social Security Numbers: Less Boring Than You'd Think

Stuff You Should Know

• Episode: Social Security Numbers: Less Boring Than You'd Think
• Website: Stuff You Should Know
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss
• Duration: 00:41:36
• Published: 2012-04-19 17:46

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.