On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 14:58:52 +0100, Martin wrote in message <1790105.p7Nha06Ba6@merkaba>:
> Jaromil - 10.03.19, 14:03: > > > > but first things first: do we want /etc/machine-id? and how? > > > > > > In my view it falls in the completely unnessesary or the > > > potentially dangerous group. > > > > > > I don't want it. > > > > while I'm still catching up with reading all the thread, I think you > > make a concise and straight to the point argument with which I > > wholeheartedly agree. Thanks, to you and all others providing > > insights on this issue. > > > > I also don't want it and I think having such a machine-id is not > > just a technical, but also a political decision, as you pointed out. > > > > for the record, my /etc/machine-id follows: > > > > "d34dc0d3d34dc0d3d34dc0d3d34dc0d3" > > I felt uneasy about the machine-id several times as well. It > remembers me of the IMEI of mobile devices. > > After browsing through thread and internet references I am still not > clear what it is used for. Every privacy policy in EU needs to state > that purpose, especially for uniquely identifying data. > > It never came to my conclusion that I can just change the id. Now did. > > Probably would be good for a lot of people setting it to the same > value :). As when everyone comes up with an own machine id chances > are that it is still unique. Another way would be to randomize it on > every boot or every few hours. ...or every minute. ;o) > Thanks, -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
