On: UUIDs in MySQL are really not random

[hn_throwaway_99]

This is true. I wish I could find the article but years ago I remember malicious hackers that were identified by law enforcement because their virus included some windows guids, which at the time included the Mac address.

[sgerenser → hn_throwaway_99]

Probably thinking about the Melissa Virus: http://archive.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/2q99/melissa-1.htm...