From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 1 06:07:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D443F16A4DD for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 06:07:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 582F143D6B for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 06:01:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@hub.org) Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A5E1291C53 for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 03:01:09 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 74968-01-7 for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 03:00:48 -0300 (ADT) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (blk-224-179-167.eastlink.ca [24.224.179.167]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B096291C7A for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:38:31 -0300 (ADT) Received: by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix, from userid 1027) id AFC7A5C9F7; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:25 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD3675C9F5 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:25 -0300 (ADT) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:25 -0300 (ADT) From: User Freebsd To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20060731184900.3EC7.GERARD@seibercom.net> Message-ID: <20060731220905.P27679@ganymede.hub.org> References: <44CE7DD0.9070902@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> <871ws1v261.fsf@photon.homelinux.org> <20060731184900.3EC7.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: Gotta start somewhere ... how many of us are really out there? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:07:16 -0000 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