Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:25 -0300 (ADT) From: User Freebsd <freebsd@hub.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gotta start somewhere ... how many of us are really out there? Message-ID: <20060731220905.P27679@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20060731184900.3EC7.GERARD@seibercom.net> References: <44CE7DD0.9070902@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> <871ws1v261.fsf@photon.homelinux.org> <20060731184900.3EC7.GERARD@seibercom.net>
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Gerard Seibert wrote: > Xiao-Yong Jin wrote: > >> But one can't rely on that. You'll definitely see more than one ip >> associated with my laptop, if I move it around. >> >> A more reliable way that I can think of is generating a unique ID >> number when a system finishes installation or upon the first boot. >> However, it may involve some additional privacy problem. What do you >> think? > > Unquestionable a privacy problem. Perhaps even illegal in some > jurisdictions without the end users knowledge and permission. 'k, I'm confused on this one ... could you elaborate on why this is a privacy issue? ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664
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