Re: A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?

From: TGOS (tgos_at_invalid.invalid)
Date: 03/01/05


Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 22:43:22 +0100


On 27 Feb 2005 18:01:37 -0800 spinoza1111@yahoo.com wrote in
comp.programming:

> This taxonomy would discriminate against transgendered people and at a
> minimum needs a fourth category of "indeterminate" for gender.

Every human being has only one sex. It is determined by the presence or
absence of a Y chromosome. Presence means male, anything else female.
 
> Companies, governments, trusts and other gangs should not be included
> in the system, because this would embed the American assumption that a
> company is a "legal person".

But I said that this is necessary, because also companies should be able
to get a unique ID.

-- 
TGOS


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