New algorithm guesses SSNs using date and place of birth - Ars Technica

Wow... thanks Government wonkfucks! Your burokracee is the best, dudes. Now, we understand how hard this is because of your, well, thoughtless stupidity. I can't wait to let you help with our medical industry. I'm sure you have it down now.

New algorithm guesses SSNs using date and place of birth - Ars Technica:

"The irony of their method is that it relies on two practices adopted by the federal government that were intended to reduce the ability of fraudsters to craft a bogus SSN. The first is that the government now maintains a publicly available database called a Death Master File, which indicates which SSNs were the property of individuals who are now deceased. This record provided the researchers with the raw material to perform a statistical analysis of how SSN assignments related to two other pieces of personal information: date and state of birth."