Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity, with severe penalties

Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by superwayne on Friday April 19, 2019 @06:27AM (#19698349)

There is also an interview (unfortunately in German, but automatically translated subtitles are available) with the minister who is responsible for the bill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sm7Q1bjW5o

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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by Findus23 on Friday April 19, 2019 @07:13AM (#19698547)

Asked by the interviewer if this isn't the same as asking bar owners to check the ID of every visitor just in case a bar fight breaks out, the minister answered:

"Das ist ja ein Blödsinn, was sie da reden" (This is total nonsense you are talking about)

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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by coldcode on Friday April 19, 2019 @08:08AM (#19698842)

Blödsinn is pretty much what this law is about.

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