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It is not an actual means of identifying an individual and it is part of ensuring a reasonable amount of privacy for the user. Technically. Yes, I think that a
by ynniv 14y ago
It is not an actual means of identifying an individual and it is part of ensuring a reasonable amount of privacy for the user.
Technically. Yes, I think that anyone who understands the technology agrees with this. The problem is that the courts are enforcing it as if it were the digital equivalent of a photo id, and this is not a small problem.
- Falling3 14y agoWell yes we all know legislators and the judicial system do a horrific job of understanding these fundamental differences between the real world and the computer world. What really worries me is when someone on HN talks the same way.