South Korean Citizen IDs Vulnerable, Based On US Model

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @04:34PM from the open-door dept.

An anonymous reader writes: South Korea's Resident Registration Number (RRN) has been proven 'vulnerable to almost any adversary' by the 'Queen of re-identification', Harvard Professor Latanya Sweeney, who previously proved that 87 percent of all Americans could be uniquely identified using just their ZIP code, birthdate, and sex. Sweeney was able to decrypt personal information from the RRN numbers of 23,163 deceased Koreans with 100% success by two different methods of attack, and notes that the South Korean system is based on one currently in use in the U.S.

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Re:What's so secret about those numbers? by ShanghaiBill · 2015-09-30 18:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Any thoughts on why this might not work?
Because it will be interpreted as the Mark of the Beast prophesied in the Book of Revelations. If you still think your plan could work, then please write to CNBC and convince the moderator to ask about your scheme during the next Republican debate on Oct 28th.