sorry to bug you but...

if i want to define a datum in terms of who owns what, what branch of IM
is it ? (yes i know it's not a computer-bound thing)

f'rinstance SSN...

a SSN is a conduit between the govt and a unique citizen (who's decided
to join The System).

It's issued by the govt.

An employer may have an SSN on file, but they have no use for it, it's
simply passed on to IRS (who does have a use for it).


Anyways, I'm trying to find a language subset or hopefully a discipline
that deals with rights/obligations in regards to data, in a quantizable
fashion.

(sorry to be so vague)

rpl

rpl wrote:

The concept you are looking for is security.

Other relevant terms might be authorization, privacy etc. but it's
generally called the security function when talking about database
management.

If you are working with SQL, look under GRANT and REVOKE for most dialects.

Bob Badour wrote:

Thankyou, Bob; it is, of course for security, however I'm not looking
for the tools to implement security attributes but for the theoretical
works that define them.


rpl