Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK security minister

Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by furi on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:00AM (#17278404)

Still absolutely trivial for a state level actor to bypass, aka: the exact people you really don't want creating fake news that looks government endorsed.

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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by UncleEntity on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:23AM (#17278520)

Yep, we'll have to make sure that the only place internets posting can take place is in person at the Department of Right Thinking until you have a high enough social score to be trusted.

Because that's what all this is really about.

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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by GekkePrutser on Sunday June 10, 2018 @12:40PM (#17278881)

Exactly. Look for China as an example where this is already happening today.

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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by kazinator on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:01AM (#17278406)

Actual government-endorsed would never be fake, of course.

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