Gotta start somewhere ... how many of us are really out there?

[Gerard Seibert]

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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