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		caf on Oct 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Verizon Wireless injecting tracking UIDs into HTTP... The identifier seems more pseudonymous than anonymous. In fact, isn't "anonymous, unique identifier" an oxymoron?

sarciszewski on Oct 24, 2014 [–]

> In fact, isn't "anonymous, unique identifier" a tautology?

I believe the word you are looking for is "oxymoron" which is the opposite of a tautology.

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