Parables for Identifiers - Revision history

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 "After the enthronement of the new emperor Chuwu, Bian Heh decided to submit the jade to Chuwu to clarify matters. Emperor Chuwu also had it checked by the jaders in the court. And the conclusion resulted in the same fact that Bian Heh lost the other foot.
-"After the death of Emperor Chuwu, the prince Chuwen was enthroned, that gave the poor Bian Heh a gleam of light of proving his clear conscience. However, the moment he thought of what he had incurred, he couldn't help crying beside a hill. He could not stop crying for several days and nights; he almost wept his heart out and even blood was dropping from his eyes. And it happened to be heard by the emperor in the court. He ordered his men to find out why he was so sad. Bian Heh sobbed out "Call a spade a spade. Why was a real jade mistaken as a plain stone again and again? Why was a loyal man thought faithless time and time?" Emperor Chuwen was touched by Bian Heh's deep grief and ordered the jaders to open the jade to have a close look. To their astonishment, in the rough coat, the pure content was sparkling and translucent. Then it was carefully cut and polished fine and at last, the jade became a rare treasure of the state of Chu. In memory of the faithful man Bian Heh, the Emperor named the jade by Bian Heh. And so the term 'Bian's Jade' came into being."
+"After the death of Emperor Chuwu, the prince Chuwen was enthroned, that gave the poor Bian Heh a gleam of light of proving his clear conscience. However, the moment he thought of what he had incurred, he couldn't help crying beside a hill. He could not stop crying for several days and nights; he almost wept his heart out and even blood was dropping from his eyes. And it happened to be heard by the emperor in the court. He ordered his men to find out why he was so sad. Bian Heh sobbed out "Call a spade a spade. Why was a real jade mistaken as a plain stone again and again? Why was a loyal man thought faithless time and time again?" Emperor Chuwen was touched by Bian Heh's deep grief and ordered the jaders to open the jade to have a close look. To their astonishment, in the rough coat, the pure content was sparkling and translucent. Then it was carefully cut and polished fine and at last, the jade became a rare treasure of the state of Chu. In memory of the faithful man Bian Heh, the Emperor named the jade by Bian Heh. And so the term 'Bian's Jade' came into being."
 Even today, people describe something extremely precious in its value with Bian's Jade.<ref>Charles Custer, ''Chinese Fable Stories With Morals'' (2019-07-29) https://www.thoughtco.com/chinese-fable-stories-4084028</ref>

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 ==Individual's Identifier==
-That is what a name is and pretty much everyone has at least one. We have given names to animals that we can identify, but now we know that "Humans are not eht only animals that call one another by name."<ref>Barry yeoman, ''By my Name" National Wildlife 2022-05 https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2025/Summer/Animals/Animals-That-Use-Names</ref><blockquote>
+That is what a name is and pretty much everyone has at least one. We have given names to animals that we can identify, but now we know that "Humans are not the only animals that call one another by name.<ref>Barry Yeoman, ''By my Name" National Wildlife 2022-05 https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2025/Summer/Animals/Animals-That-Use-Names</ref><blockquote>
 “The dolphin is telling you, not only do I know that tune, but I know who that tune belongs to,” says Bruck, who published the results in 2022 in Science Advances. He compares this to hearing a friend’s name and remembering the smell of their perfume. Bruck has even seen dolphins whistle the signatures of acquaintances whose urine they’ve just tasted. “That’s what humans do,” he says. “We talk about each other. We gossip.” When Pardo read King’s thesis, he wondered if elephants might also use names. “We know that dolphins and elephants are among the few species of mammals that are capable of learning to imitate completely novel sounds,” he says. (In fact, an elephant at South Korea’s Everland Zoo had made headlines by mimicking five Korean words.)</blockquote>

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 Identity theft is the act of stealing another person’s personal identifying information in order to gain access to his financial resources, or obtain access to other benefits, such as money, credit, or insurance benefits. It is a serious crime that carries severe consequences. In the United States, identity theft is governed by federal and state criminal statutes. The federal law defines aggravated identity theft as knowingly transferring, possessing, or using a means of identification of another person during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection © 2. The punishment for aggravated identity theft includes a term of imprisonment of 2 years for any felony violation enumerated in subsection ©, and 5 years for any terrorism offense.<ref>Cornell Law School, ''18 U.S. Code § 1028A - Aggravated identity theft'' https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028A</ref>
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+===The Wizard’s True Name===
 In a land of spells, knowing someone’s true name gives you power over them. So people use pseudonyms, masks, and riddles. This is the basic story in Ursula leGuin's novels about Earthsea.  Moral: Identifiers can empower—or endanger—depending on who controls them.

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	Identity theft is the act of stealing another person’s personal identifying information in order to gain access to his financial resources, or obtain access to other benefits, such as money, credit, or insurance benefits. It is a serious crime that carries severe consequences. In the United States, identity theft is governed by federal and state criminal statutes. The federal law defines aggravated identity theft as knowingly transferring, possessing, or using a means of identification of another person during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection © 2. The punishment for aggravated identity theft includes a term of imprisonment of 2 years for any felony violation enumerated in subsection ©, and 5 years for any terrorism offense.<ref>Cornell Law School, ''18 U.S. Code § 1028A - Aggravated identity theft'' https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028A</ref>		Identity theft is the act of stealing another person’s personal identifying information in order to gain access to his financial resources, or obtain access to other benefits, such as money, credit, or insurance benefits. It is a serious crime that carries severe consequences. In the United States, identity theft is governed by federal and state criminal statutes. The federal law defines aggravated identity theft as knowingly transferring, possessing, or using a means of identification of another person during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection © 2. The punishment for aggravated identity theft includes a term of imprisonment of 2 years for any felony violation enumerated in subsection ©, and 5 years for any terrorism offense.<ref>Cornell Law School, ''18 U.S. Code § 1028A - Aggravated identity theft'' https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028A</ref>
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		+	The Wizard’s True Name==
		+	In a land of spells, knowing someone’s true name gives you power over them. So people use pseudonyms, masks, and riddles. This is the basic story in Ursula leGuin's novels about Earthsea. Moral: Identifiers can empower—or endanger—depending on who controls them.
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		+	> In privacy-preserving systems, pseudonymous identifiers protect agency while enabling selective disclosure.

	==References==		==References==

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 ==Individual's Identifier==
-That is what a name is and pretty much everyone has at least one. We have given names to animals that we can identify, but now we know that "Humans are not eht only animals that call one another by name."<ref>Barry yeoman, ''By my Name" National Wildlife 2022-05 https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2025/Summer/Animals/Animals-That-Use-Names</ref></blockquote>
+That is what a name is and pretty much everyone has at least one. We have given names to animals that we can identify, but now we know that "Humans are not eht only animals that call one another by name."<ref>Barry yeoman, ''By my Name" National Wildlife 2022-05 https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2025/Summer/Animals/Animals-That-Use-Names</ref><blockquote>
 “The dolphin is telling you, not only do I know that tune, but I know who that tune belongs to,” says Bruck, who published the results in 2022 in Science Advances. He compares this to hearing a friend’s name and remembering the smell of their perfume. Bruck has even seen dolphins whistle the signatures of acquaintances whose urine they’ve just tasted. “That’s what humans do,” he says. “We talk about each other. We gossip.” When Pardo read King’s thesis, he wondered if elephants might also use names. “We know that dolphins and elephants are among the few species of mammals that are capable of learning to imitate completely novel sounds,” he says. (In fact, an elephant at South Korea’s Everland Zoo had made headlines by mimicking five Korean words.)</blockquote>

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 Clearly people have some idea about what it takes to be a person. Orson Scott Card asked if it was enough to have the memories of a person and then answered that it was not enough. If there is more to a life, some of us name that other part of us, some don't bother to try to name it.<ref>Orson Scott Card, ''Children of the Mind'' Postscript (1986) ISBN 978-1250773098</ref> The ancient Greeks used the word "psyche" (ψυχή) to refer to what we now understand as the soul, mind, or spirit. This word is the root of the English word "psychology", which is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. The Greeks also associated "psyche" with a mythical figure, Psyche, who is part of the story of Cupid and Psyche.
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 A name is used to identify an individual and communicate with them on a daily basis, and it serves as the very basis of one’s self-conception, especially in relation to others,<ref>Christian Jarrett, ''How your name affects your personality'' (2021) BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210525-how-your-name-affects-your-personality</ref>
-Clearly people have some idea about what it takes to be a person. Orson Scott Card asked if it was enough to have the memories of a person and then answered that it was not enough. If there is more to a life, some of us name that other part of us, some don't bother to try to name it.<ref>Orson Scott Card, ''Children of the Mind'' Postscript (2021) ISBN 978-1250773098</ref>
+Clearly people have some idea about what it takes to be a person. Orson Scott Card asked if it was enough to have the memories of a person and then answered that it was not enough. If there is more to a life, some of us name that other part of us, some don't bother to try to name it.<ref>Orson Scott Card, ''Children of the Mind'' Postscript (1986) ISBN 978-1250773098</ref>
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