Ask HN: If you had a chance to rebuild the internet, what would you change?

Re:Ask HN: If you had a chance to rebuild the internet, what... by phaedrus on Tuesday April 15, 2008 @12:40PM (#164256)

Interestingly though my college professors were talking about Internet2 and they seem to think the problem is too much anonymity; they want the US government to be able to track down any communications, you know, to catch "teh terrists"

Edit: Not saying that's what internet2 is for, just what my CS professors were speculating it needs to do.

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Re:Ask HN: If you had a chance to rebuild the internet, what... by axod on Tuesday April 15, 2008 @12:50PM (#164268)

For me, it's more a question of responsibility. If everyone is anonymous, there is no accountability. There's no reason to be responsible. No reason to be well behaved.

On an anonymous internet, you can just attack websites you don't like, post incorrect claims, abuse people and be a complete pain in the neck.

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Re:Ask HN: If you had a chance to rebuild the internet, what... by LogicHoleFlaw on Tuesday April 15, 2008 @01:00PM (#164285)

On an anonymous internet, you can just attack websites you don't like, post incorrect claims, abuse people and be a complete pain in the neck.

You can do that already. On the other hand, if you have anonymity you can still choose to give yourself a name and identity. With strong identity you can even prove that it's you. Or at least that it's the same person each time.

There are lots of good reasons to allow anonymity.

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