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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by phicoh on Saturday October 30, 2021 @07:56AM (#29048083)
As far as I know, Matrix wants to do something similar to this. They want user IDs to be public keys. A user ID can be bound to a name, but can change the name over time and keep your connections.

I'd say the big problem at the moment is that people are not used to paying for service. Lots of stuff related to naming is very cheap. But if you require it to be free, then you will get bad incentives like trying to build a silo and fill that silo with ads.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by _carbyau_ on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:18PM (#29090756)
Would it be a thing that ISPs could manage/charge users for?

That way, users ARE paying for it. And honestly, it is a fundamental internet service, just not in the way most people think of.

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