Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273)

Re:Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Commen... by waynesonfire on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:59PM (#32667540)

> This will force you to log into every single web site that has commenting.

which website doesn't? I can only imagine the high quality discussions that such a site encourages.

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Re:Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Commen... by KerrAvon on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @04:04PM (#32667623)

You're literally on one. Do you want to upload your driver's license to Hacker News? Does Hacker News want to be in the business of storing those driver's licenses securely?

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Re:Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Commen... by waynesonfire on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @04:05PM (#32667642)

I wouldn't use hackernews if they required that. So, maybe they shouldn't store my IP address and location by default.

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Re:Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Commen... by shadowgovt on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @04:51PM (#32668191)

If this bill passes it will be illegal for Hacker News to not do that.

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Re:Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Commen... by tshaddox on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @04:12PM (#32667721)

How many different websites is any one person really commenting on these days anyway? It’s not like 1) independent blogs and forums are really a thing any more, 2) the blogs and forums that do barely exist have comments any more, 3) the major news and media companies have comments on their websites any more, or 4) you’d ever want to read them even if they did (let alone post your own!).

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