Re: [Simple] Address and person URIs

[Henning Schulzrinne <hgs at cs.columbia.edu>]

Paul Kyzivat wrote:

> Well, it would be easier if everyone just agreed to have a barcode 
> branded on their forehead and an RFID chip embedded in them, each 
> containing their UN assigned global person UUID.
>
> But I sense a lot of people don't want to be so easily or irrevokably 
> identifiable. So weak forms of identification may be all that is 
> generally acceptable. (Hence "I'll have a red carnation in my lapel" 
> rather than "The SSN on my forehead will be 123-56-7890.")
>
> Unfortunately, this doesn't lend itself well to URIs or URNs, because 
> the information isn't Unique.

That would argue for my half-in-jest algorithm: a user-chosen random 
identifier with a one-to-many mapping from DNA instantiation to 
identifier. If you want to change personas or want multiple 
personalities, just pick another number.

persona:1234567

will do.

Indeed, RFC 3043 describes something similar, except that it is 
server-assigned.


> I think we continue to punt this one for now.
>
>     Paul


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