Cryptography is useful for anonimity in that it doesn't have to be tied to a real identity and PGP keypairs can be generated by anyone. This allows anonymous a

Cryptography is useful for anonimity in that it doesn't have to be tied to a real identity and PGP keypairs can be generated by anyone. This allows anonymous accounts that are also verifiable. National ID databases or Government Overreach can be enacted using an insecure system like Social Security Number as a database key, already. Certain private elements of ones file, such as credit card, or medical records, could be kept encrypted until the citizen grants a temporary access token.