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Make the definition of "identifier" consistent with the list of identifiers #374

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jyasskin opened this issue Nov 22, 2023 · 1 comment

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@jyasskin
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We have:

On the web, an identifier of some type is typically assigned for an [=identity=] as seen by a website, which makes it easier for an automated system to store data about that [=person=].

Examples of [=identifiers=] for a [=person=] can be:

  • their name,
  • an identification number including those mapping to a device that this [=person=] may be using,
  • their phone number,
  • their location data,
  • an online identifier such as email or IP addresses,
  • browser fingerprints (based on a combination of configuration characteristics), or
  • factors specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, social, or behavioral [=identity=],
  • strings derived from other [=identifiers=], for instance through hashing.

The bit of the definition saying "assigned", and the idea that it's for an identity instead of a group, doesn't really match the examples of location data, configuration characteristics, or factors about their identity. The examples are ways to identify or re-identify people, so they're useful, and maybe we should tweak the definition instead of making the examples match the current definition.

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darobin commented May 8, 2024

Not perfect but viable.

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