Re:Online Identity
by mindslight on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:21AM
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I see where you're coming from, but it would also be an extreme liability. For example, imagine companies demanding that you sign in with only your uniquely-identifiable government email address so they can better track you. The necessary technical qualities to resist such attacks (eg allowing any user to generate a bunch of additional nyms) will never be considered in make-everything-legible government thinking. Social security numbers and drivers license numbers are already abused by surveillance companies, and so the last thing we need is another government-issued identifier without something like a US GDPR to prevent its abuse.
Also, the kind of long term stable online identity you're desiring can already be had by registering your own domain name.
Re:Online Identity
by causi on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @08:13AM
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Registering your own domain name still puts you at the mercy of public opinion in the form of registrars. Sure, becoming persona-non-grata to registrars doesn't happen every day but it does happen and it certainly isn't becoming less common.
Also, the kind of long term stable online identity you're desiring can already be had by registering your own domain name.