Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009)
by walrus01 on Saturday July 27, 2019 @12:46AM
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> Algeria
> Having a Mohammed, son of Mohammed, grandson of Mohammed was common.
> In the absence of a universal ID scheme, I don't see a way around forcing a working pattern into every culture, with the acceptance that some things may be lost in translation.
Pakistan has very much the same problem, they've gone for a national ID card system. It hasn't been entirely fraud or ID theft free, but they're certainly trying.
> Having a Mohammed, son of Mohammed, grandson of Mohammed was common.
> In the absence of a universal ID scheme, I don't see a way around forcing a working pattern into every culture, with the acceptance that some things may be lost in translation.
Pakistan has very much the same problem, they've gone for a national ID card system. It hasn't been entirely fraud or ID theft free, but they're certainly trying.
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