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

From: infobahn (infobahn_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 03/09/05


Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:51:16 +0000 (UTC)

Gregory G Rose wrote:
>
> In article <422D1C13.2277D6B@btinternet.com>,
> infobahn <infobahn@btinternet.com> wrote:
> >Also note that
> >surnames are generally not considered private data.
>
> Good thing, too, since some people don't have
> them.

Fair comment. The surname can of course be replaced with just about
any text string the person generating the code cares to choose and
finds trivial to remember. It's only a tie-breaker, after all.



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