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All about Identifiers
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Prashant Mittal
@notshant
Name is an identifier that is self-issued & controlled but not globally unique (multiple people can have the same name), human-friendly, made legible by claiming it so in your birth certificate
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Passport number/SSN/Aadhar etc are identifiers. govt-issued & controlled, globally unique (nationally namespaced), but not human friendly
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Prashant Mittal
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Mobile Number is an identifier, globally unique ( geographically namespaced), issued & controlled by your telecom provider, not human friendly
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