Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:50:31 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gotta start somewhere ... how many of us are really out there? Message-ID: <20060731184900.3EC7.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <871ws1v261.fsf@photon.homelinux.org> References: <44CE7DD0.9070902@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> <871ws1v261.fsf@photon.homelinux.org>
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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.
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