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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by wolvoleo on Thursday June 25, 2026 @10:27PM (#48681669)
Yeah great idea, having to get out your government ID every time you want to use a website.
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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by prmoustache on Friday June 26, 2026 @03:08AM (#48683325)
A certificate could be anonymous and the website would only need to verify it against the born_before_2008_root_cert in 2026. You could issue has many certs as you want and all would have a validity of 1 year so that websites only have to install at the maximum 2 root certs.
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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by faeyanpiraat on Friday June 26, 2026 @03:37AM (#48683534)
The “2008” part hit me hard
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Re:The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate yo... by wolvoleo on Friday June 26, 2026 @09:46AM (#48686608)
I know but what I mean is it's a lot of hassle just to visit something. And many devices I have like my VR headset don't have an NFC reader to validate some govt ID.
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