Datastandard - Address is a basic human right?

Billheadington writes "Hi all,

How do we feel about this, an address is a basic human right...?

A new organization, tentatively called the "International Address Data Association," is developing its mission statement and gathering its members. For now the handful of individuals serving as the steering committee, "well-known international experts" in address issues, come from the US, UK, Germany, and The Netherlands.

Bill

http://www.hellmail.co.uk/postalnews/templates/postal_industry_news.asp?articleid=2128&zoneid=3

The mission will revolve around the core idea that an address is a human right since without one an individual may not really "exist." The mission, once determined will spur activities such as advocacy and education on topics such as the need for free change of address tools (in The Netherlands there's a fee, apparently), a resolution calling for all countries to have an address system and its adoption by the Universal Postal Union.

Leader Charles Prescott details the organization is about addresses meant very broadly:
The group’s mission is not restricted to postal addresses or direct mailers. This group is concerned about addresses of all types - mobile numbers, GPS data, e-mail addresses, NAC, latlong….anything used in a data field in a file to represent location of an individual or business, for any purpose. Accuracy and currency are critical, and often overlooked.
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