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Re:Online Identity by PaulHoule on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:16AM (#31236216)
Which government? US federal? State? County? City?

Part of the fun of the internet is that it is really international so I'd expect it to interoperate with Canada, France, Ukraine, etc. What if people from Barcelona want a Catalan e-mail address?

Re:Online Identity by jimkleiber on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:41AM (#31236586)
Ideally I'd like a global government to do it, although I don't like the current structure of the UN. I think what I see in the web3 space is possibly a yearning for a global registry, whether for identity of humans or businesses (DAOs), or even a global currency.

So for me, I'd like a global entity that more closely resembles the global nature of the internet, combined with a more globally representative structure.

Re:Online Identity by reidjs on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:25AM (#31236340)
I think whoever issues passports might be able to take it on. So, basically the post office? I'm not entirely sure to be honest.