[privacy] I.P. Address: Partially Personal Information

Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu
Mon Feb 25 12:23:09 CST 2008


On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:46:50 EST, rms at computerbytesman.com said:

> BTW, my name isn't particularly identifying.  I suspect there are at least
> 20,000 "Richard Smiths" in the U.S. To identify me specifically one needs
> some other information such as a birth year and a Zip code.  

Some of us aren't so lucky.
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