87% of the U.S. Population are uniquely identified by {DOB, gender, zip}

Re:87% of the U.S. Population are uniquely identified by {DO... by arohner on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @05:28PM (#2943343)

Including birth year helps significantly. Assuming an even distribution of births, you'd expect 54000/365 ~ 148/day. Then knowing gender lets you cut that in half. Dividing again by the age distribution of voters gets that down to a reasonable number.

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