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January 28, 2008

IP Addresses are NOT personal

Analysis of: IP Addresses Are Personal Data, E.U. Regulator Says | www.washingtonpost.com
This analysis is solely the work of the author. It has not been edited or endorsed by GLG.
Analysis By:
Shawn Burgess, Vice President & Chief Information OfficerShawn Burgess
Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Abrazo Health System
Implications: IP addressing is dynamic and simply a the primary means of assigning a networking session identification for routing communication traffic from a unique networked device.  EU ruling could be interpreted to have future implications of individually assigned IP addresses.

Analysis: From a technical perspective IP addressing is a dynamic means of managing network traffic--not for individual user identification.  Network login aka password/ID combinations is the method used for individual identification in a network environment. 
IP addressing is essential in tracking cyber crime the the field of computer forensics but there has to be a definitive link back to an individual in order to confirm a particular IP address (and relative traffic routing) to a specific individual. 

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