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I think it's time for the government to give you as many names as you want to give out to companies, and there's no reason for anyone who isn't suing you for i

I think it's time for the government to give you as many names as you want to give out to companies, and there's no reason for anyone who isn't suing you for it to know which of your aliases go together. Also aliases should be shared, to further conflate things. (nothing should stop my friends and i from sharing an alias and persona - companies should be legally forced to bend over backwards and enable this, for everyone. For example Google should be legally forced to allow you to create a new gmail inbox with a new name in a single click and not have it tied on any way to the old name.) Also credit card companies should be forced to give you as many cards in whatever names that you ask for. Nobody who isn't suing you should have a right to know your true name. They shouldn't even have it on record. If they wanna know something about you, they should ask you. It works for writers, celebrities, etc - why not the rest of us. EDIT to clarify: this is a serious comment, you can read it literally.

themoat 10y ago
I'm not sure I follow.
- logicallee 10y ago
  ? I thought I was explicit? Can you write how you interpret what I wrote (you can try to interpret my meaning) then I'll clarify if it's not what I meant... EDIT: to eon - ah, okay. No it was serious, as my other replies here show. I'll add a serious tag.
  - johansch 10y ago
    For the record: I think you were being quite clear.
  - eon1 10y ago
    I think it's more that your comment seemed to be intentionally facetious and over the top..
tedunangst 10y ago
You don't need the government to give you a new name to start using a new name. You pick one and start using it.
- logicallee 10y ago
  Sure - and to be clear the status quo is everyone has a right to do that, if they don't do it fraudulently. That's fine. But I don't think credit card companies will go ahead and send me a new card in a new made-up name just for Uber. (And one for my awazon dildo purchases.. And one for...) So it's not quite as simple. What I argue is that companies should legally be forced to do just that. -- EDIT: to dublinben below Good to know but I likely wouldn't risk doing that today. It would look too much like fraud. (especially if the name doesn't match.) suppose I needed to be in touch with their cust service or billing in the future for example... If it were known that companies were forced to accept aliases it would be different.
  - dublinben 10y ago
    Your name isn't verified when adding a credit card to an app like this. As long as the numbers (card, expiration, CVV, ZIP) match, you could enter any name you want into Uber's system.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago
  Register an LLC (using your real name). Get a domain for the LLC and register a pseudonymous email address. Get a debit card and have the issuing bank give you a John Doe card. You sign as your LLC from now on, no government intervention needed.
  - logicallee 10y ago
    Pretty much my point is that this should take me 17.5 seconds, starting right now. 1) go to my online banking and sign in 2) pick a name and request a card for it. They should be legally forced to send me one. The point is I can use that for amazon dildo purchases, and no creep at amazon would get to see that I'm (whoever.) I get that this is possible: it needs to be simple.

themoat 10y ago

I'm not sure I follow.

logicallee 10y ago
? I thought I was explicit? Can you write how you interpret what I wrote (you can try to interpret my meaning) then I'll clarify if it's not what I meant... EDIT: to eon - ah, okay. No it was serious, as my other replies here show. I'll add a serious tag.
- johansch 10y ago
  For the record: I think you were being quite clear.
- eon1 10y ago
  I think it's more that your comment seemed to be intentionally facetious and over the top..

tedunangst 10y ago

You don't need the government to give you a new name to start using a new name. You pick one and start using it.

logicallee 10y ago
Sure - and to be clear the status quo is everyone has a right to do that, if they don't do it fraudulently. That's fine. But I don't think credit card companies will go ahead and send me a new card in a new made-up name just for Uber. (And one for my awazon dildo purchases.. And one for...) So it's not quite as simple. What I argue is that companies should legally be forced to do just that. -- EDIT: to dublinben below Good to know but I likely wouldn't risk doing that today. It would look too much like fraud. (especially if the name doesn't match.) suppose I needed to be in touch with their cust service or billing in the future for example... If it were known that companies were forced to accept aliases it would be different.
- dublinben 10y ago
  Your name isn't verified when adding a credit card to an app like this. As long as the numbers (card, expiration, CVV, ZIP) match, you could enter any name you want into Uber's system.
JumpCrisscross 10y ago
Register an LLC (using your real name). Get a domain for the LLC and register a pseudonymous email address. Get a debit card and have the issuing bank give you a John Doe card. You sign as your LLC from now on, no government intervention needed.
- logicallee 10y ago
  Pretty much my point is that this should take me 17.5 seconds, starting right now. 1) go to my online banking and sign in 2) pick a name and request a card for it. They should be legally forced to send me one. The point is I can use that for amazon dildo purchases, and no creep at amazon would get to see that I'm (whoever.) I get that this is possible: it needs to be simple.