Originally Posted by
ikonos
... age can be figured out from SSN relative easily.
There are over 300 million people out there in the US. SSN only have 9 digits, not too much digits or patterns for the government to play with. So you cannot tell age by looking at SSN.
However, if you know someone SSN, there are database out there you can search for a fee, you can enter the SSN to verify date of birth.