It won't really be all that random because the file would likely just contain ASCII characters 10 (LF), 32 (space), and 48-59 ('0' through '9'). And even the characters won't be randomly distributed, as there'll be a significant bias towards '1', and to a lesser extent, '2'.
But anyway I guess I'm not disputing that it'll sound interesting!:-)
I think I'll try that when I get home, out of curiosity.
I believe what he's saying is that without being able to know what data they have stored on you, you won't be able to know which agencies to contact in order to review/correct said data.
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It won't really be all that random because the file would likely just contain ASCII characters 10 (LF), 32 (space), and 48-59 ('0' through '9'). And even the characters won't be randomly distributed, as there'll be a significant bias towards '1', and to a lesser extent, '2'.
:-)
But anyway I guess I'm not disputing that it'll sound interesting!
I think I'll try that when I get home, out of curiosity.
I believe what he's saying is that without being able to know what data they have stored on you, you won't be able to know which agencies to contact in order to review/correct said data.