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Re: by tovej on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:50PM (#35558345)
You mean like China's social credit system? Sounds dystopian
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Re: by game_the0ry on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:03PM (#35558550)
Ideally not centralized, and only for signing creative digital content made for distribution.

Not for signing (and potential blocking/tracking) financial transactions.

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Re: by all2 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @02:13PM (#35559678)
Power has a tendency to coagulate.
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Re: by pixl97 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:13PM (#35558749)
There are few to no paths to a non-dystopian outcome currently.
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Re: by csw-001 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @02:40PM (#35560082)
> There are few to no paths to a non-dystopian outcome currently.

Said Caveman 1 to Caveman 2 shortly after the discovery of fire. ;-)

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Re: by pixl97 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @05:25PM (#35562274)
Not exactly sure what you're getting at, but the idea that we can some kind of privacy when the capability to develop near omniscient technology exists seems like a great path for dystopia.
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