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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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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.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: