Does an identity have to be unique? I think we’ll get little argument if we claim that, within a given context, an identity (that is, some distinguishable object) must have a unique identifier.

It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives takes bipartisan action to reverse a policy that’s been in place for two decades. But that’s what happened last month, when Democrats and ...

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT covered a lot of ground during this week's meeting on the agency's patient data matching initiative announced in September. Speakers from ONC ...

Hallmark Cards. has filed a patent for methods and systems that involve associating a unique identifier with a digital presentation, which is linked to a tangible object. The patent includes receiving ...

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Financial planners may be required to have carry a unique identifier as part of enhancements being considered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for the financial advice ...