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Re:Ask HN: Has Google figured out you gave them a fake date ... by dkarras on Thursday May 06, 2021 @05:46AM (#27060998)
Why would you need an algorithm if you are not going to use something like the service name as a seed (so each service gets their own DOB - which might not be necessary)? Just pick a year, and pick a day. Use it.
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Re:Ask HN: Has Google figured out you gave them a fake date ... by jqpabc123 on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:17AM (#27062079)
Just pick a year, and pick a day. Use it.

As I said, "Anything will work as long as you can remember and reproduce it."

I find that I tend to forget purely random dates over time so I prefer a semi-random date based on something I will not forget.

It's just a memory trick, I forget meaningless dates but I don't forget simple privacy algorithms. Your mileage may vary.

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