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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by poulpy123 on Sunday December 31, 2023 @01:01PM (#38826044)
The oldest email that I can connect to is more than 20 years old. I'm not using it anymore but it's older than any of my phone number or physical address. I don't think we can do better, except with official indentifiers like I'd card or social security number
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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by kube-system on Sunday December 31, 2023 @02:28PM (#38826768)
> I'd card or social security number

And even those change

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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by lostlogin on Sunday December 31, 2023 @03:50PM (#38827419)
And most the world doesn’t have them.
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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by turquoisevar on Sunday December 31, 2023 @04:36PM (#38827713)
Or won’t allow them to be recorded by private entities for privacy reasons even when they do.
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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by szszrk on Monday January 01, 2024 @01:17AM (#38830037)
Because most world has a generic identity numbers for residents, not those related to social security: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identification_number
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Re:Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifiers for ... by FalconSensei on Monday January 01, 2024 @01:10PM (#38833850)
even if they did, your would change when you moved to another acountry
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