diff --git a/libnethogs.cpp b/libnethogs.cpp
index 1f43164..4fd826e 100644
--- a/libnethogs.cpp
+++ b/libnethogs.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ extern Process * unknownip;
 static std::pair<int,int> self_pipe = std::make_pair(-1, -1);
 
 static bool monitor_run_flag = false;
-typedef std::map<void*, NethogsMonitorUpdate> NethogsAppUpdateMap;
-static NethogsAppUpdateMap monitor_update_data;
+typedef std::map<void*, NethogsMonitorRecord> NethogsRecordMap;
+static NethogsRecordMap monitor_record_map;
 
 static int monitor_refresh_delay = 1;
 static time_t monitor_last_refresh_time = 0;
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ static void nethogsmonitor_handle_update(NethogsMonitorCallback cb)
 			if (DEBUG)
 				std::cout << "PROC: Deleting process\n";
 
-			NethogsAppUpdateMap::iterator it = monitor_update_data.find(curproc);
-			if( it != monitor_update_data.end() )
+			NethogsRecordMap::iterator it = monitor_record_map.find(curproc);
+			if( it != monitor_record_map.end() )
 			{
-				NethogsMonitorUpdate& data = it->second;
+				NethogsMonitorRecord& data = it->second;
 				(*cb)(NETHOGS_APP_ACTION_REMOVE, &data);
-				monitor_update_data.erase(curproc);
+				monitor_record_map.erase(curproc);
 			}
 
 			ProcList * todelete = curproc;
@@ -241,14 +241,17 @@ static void nethogsmonitor_handle_update(NethogsMonitorCallback cb)
 			curproc->getVal()->gettotal (&recv_bytes, &sent_bytes);
 			
 			//notify update
-			bool const new_data = (monitor_update_data.find(curproc) == monitor_update_data.end());
-			NethogsMonitorUpdate &data = monitor_update_data[curproc];
+			bool const new_data = (monitor_record_map.find(curproc) == monitor_record_map.end());
+			NethogsMonitorRecord &data = monitor_record_map[curproc];
 
 			bool data_change = false;	
 			if( new_data )
 			{
 				data_change = true;
+				static int record_id = 0;
+				++record_id;
 				memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+				data.record_id = record_id;
 				data.name = curproc->getVal()->name;
 				data.pid = curproc->getVal()->pid;
 			}
diff --git a/libnethogs.h b/libnethogs.h
index 269a567..afde2a4 100644
--- a/libnethogs.h
+++ b/libnethogs.h
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NETHOGS_STATUS_FAILURE    1 //generic error
 #define NETHOGS_STATUS_NO_DEVICE  2 //no device foundr
 
-typedef struct NethogsMonitorUpdate
-{
+typedef struct NethogsMonitorRecord
+{	
+	int 		record_id;
 	const char* name;
 	int 		pid;
 	uint32_t	uid;
@@ -28,19 +29,19 @@ typedef struct NethogsMonitorUpdate
 	uint32_t	recv_bytes;
 	float		sent_kbs;
 	float		recv_kbs;
-} NethogsMonitorUpdate;
+} NethogsMonitorRecord;
 
 
 /**
  * @brief Defines a callback to handle updates about applications
  * @param action NETHOGS_APP_ACTION_SET if data is beeing added or updated,
  *        NETHOGS_APP_ACTION_REMOVE if data is beeing removed.
- *        the 'data' pointer is used to uniquely identify the data beeing update or removed.
+ *        the record_id member is used to uniquely identify the data beeing update or removed.
  * @param data a pointer to an application usage data. the pointer remains valid until
  *        the callback is called with NETHOGS_APP_ACTION_REMOVE for the same pointer.
  *        the user should not modify the content of the structure pointed by data.
  */
-typedef void(*NethogsMonitorCallback)(int action, NethogsMonitorUpdate const* data);
+typedef void(*NethogsMonitorCallback)(int action, NethogsMonitorRecord const* data);
 		
 /**
  * @brief Enter the process monitoring loop and reports updates using the