Re: [A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?
From: Soundspider (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 02/28/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:04:12 GMT
Once again, the solution is being overthunked.
To 'number' somebody, you put a tricked out GPS box on their head
(despite some thread absurdities here, i'm assuming all persons have a
head or at least part of one. They arent required to be using it
(i.e. politicians, lawyers, programmers...)
Now, the gps box sucks down the RAW coordinate information from the
minimum three birds (the actual data stream)..
Now compute the location from the coordinates, stack the coordinate
source data on the end, and theres your eternally absolute number for
earthbound people.
The nice thing about GPS is that time is part of the system, so
essentially you have measured the time and location to high precision
and by capturing the source data set, can recreate the
date/time/location number from your "ID". So basically, the
date/time/coordinate is your 'signature' .. and the RAW source for
that signature (bits from the birds) and time hack become the
validator.
One deeply hopes that no triplet of GPS data streams ever forwards to
more than one location -- otherwise would make using it a bit tricky.
And since there can only be ONE of anybody in a particular place at a
particular time, the date/time/GPS stream data will never reoccur.
Ever.
This requires NO central database to ensure uniqueness and as above is
self verifiable. I might get your date/time/location sig but theres no
way i can back into the data streams that created them.
Simple, cheap, effective, and fairly moron proof.
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