Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009)

Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009) by TuringNYC on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:10AM (#20540500)

I think there are several reasons:

1. Centralization gives provides a juicy target for misuse/negligence by both legitimate (see: Equifax) and illegitimate (see: Cambridge Analytica). De-centralization allows a preferable level of chaos

1. Historically there has been an attempt at balancing federal (national) vs local (state) powers.

2. The country can probably not even agree on one standard -- some states for examples are very strict while others are not (usually along party lines)

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Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009) by hrktb on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:31AM (#20540555)

But do any of these address the point that effectively anyone in a developped country already has one or more unique IDs of some kind ?

And for any developping country, time will come where people who don’t have an ID now will need to get one, to receive care, go to school, get out of the country or drive a car.

In that sense, if a country allows people to not have a surname, as long as they have at least one canonical ID I guess it’s fine.

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Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009) by Iv on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:49AM (#20540599)

Cambridge Analytica did not rely on any centralized ID scheme. Just Facebook ID.

What you want are strong privacy laws. GDPR is overdue in USA.

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