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by charcircuit 304 days ago
It's not just your app. It's any other app or data provider that you may now or in the future interact with.
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tgv 304 days ago
Only if the other side uses your key as theirs, and uses it to store data from many sources. I, personally, don't feel it's hardly worth considering. A primary key under your own control doesn't cost much, and is a better choice.
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Xelynega 304 days ago
That's not how namespacing works though, is it?

Getting UUID 'A' from app 'X' is easily distinguishable from UUID 'A' from app 'Y'.

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charcircuit 303 days ago
The point of the first U in UUID, universal, is that you don't need to use namespacing.
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tonyhart7 303 days ago
Universal mean unique that uid wouldn't be used anyone else in any point in history or just universal available in one app????

because you just overreach at this point, if you can develop a better one. be my guest

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