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Re:Neutered random number generator let man rig million doll... by koolba on Saturday April 09, 2016 @12:18PM (#11461891)
> It would seem open-source is not always advisable when it comes to sensitive information.

For behavior models like risk ratings sure. A similar example is threat and fraud detection; if scammers know what you're checking it'd be easier to work around.

In this case though the output is supposed to be a "fair" random number. If knowing how it's generated allows you to be able to predetermine it, i.e. exactly what the offender in this case did, then the code itself is bad and public eyeballs might find it.

Re:Neutered random number generator let man rig million doll... by farzadb82 on Saturday April 09, 2016 @12:32PM (#11461952)
This also assumes that the "eyeballs" looking at the code are doing it for the greater good and not personal profit. Given a big enough jackpot, do you really believe that the person who finds a loophole in the algorithm will do the right thing?