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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by Aurornis on Thursday June 25, 2026 @07:41PM (#48680631)
> The verification service would tie the token to the IP address

So I'm constantly grabbing new tokens from the government every time I go from work WiFi to my cellular internet to the train WiFi and then home?

Sounds like a fantastic point for capturing more tracking data.

> /geolocation.

Which means I have to send my geolocation data to apps to confirm I can use my token?

Don't want that either.

> It would also throttle the number of identifications,

And if I move around too much in one day or change networks too often, I'm unable to log into anything until tomorrow?

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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by Nursie on Thursday June 25, 2026 @10:04PM (#48681537)
> So I'm constantly grabbing new tokens from the government every time ...

Every time you set up an account, would generally be the idea. So relatively infrequently.

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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by paulddraper on Friday June 26, 2026 @03:13AM (#48683358)
> Which means I have to send my geolocation data to apps to confirm I can use my token?

No, you don't need to send it there.

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