I'm not sure one can "own" the domain. Well, IANA does. Then, if it's a ccTLD, your NIR (controlled by your government) does. Then the registrar you've registe

I'm not sure one can "own" the domain. Well, IANA does. Then, if it's a ccTLD, your NIR (controlled by your government) does. Then the registrar you've registered domain name with does. They all do lease it to you (although legal agreements sort of say you "own" it, it's not a true ownership), but in practice they can take away your identity at any time they see fit or forced to. Or impersonate you, without your consent or even knowledge. I think we've heard about enough domain name seizures to not assume they're something owned. And an identity that can be seized or revoked is something that's just not right. I really want an identity system without need to trust any third parties to work. I walk in a store, I say "hi", they say "hi", and we're good. Just like it used to be with usernames and passwords, but without obvious issues passwords have. Notaries are absolutely useful, but they should assert identities ("yep, we know this dud, he's cool"), not provide them.