Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

I would say that NONE need to identify you uniquely. If any engineer is using names as a unique identifier then they need to find a different career.

I can't just call up and say "My name is John Snow, I want to withdraw $100 from my account." Even a small system will quickly run into duplicates. Names are far from unique. Systems might use name for reference purposes, but beyond that, some other unique identifier needs to be used.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: