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Similarly, remember the conventional wisdom in the 90's of "To stay safe, don't use your real name online"? But today real-name policies are in place apparently
by moolcool 6y ago
Similarly, remember the conventional wisdom in the 90's of "To stay safe, don't use your real name online"? But today real-name policies are in place apparently to "keep us safe online".
- musingsole 6y agoIf the internet is to be viewed as a utility, anonymity is going to be a hard question to address. Today, a water bill is used for identification in getting a license. In the future, government agencies might just have their own tracking cookies. It's a win-win: you'll get through the DMV line even quicker! /s
- ViViDboarder 6y agoWell, your internet already is billed like a utility, but just like how there is no utility tracking utilization by person in a household, I would expect no such requirement for data. That doesn’t mean ISPs and other players won’t try.
- moolcool 6y agoIt's not a fool-proof link though. Tons of public access points, work/school networks, and multi-tenant home networks.
- tooltower 6y agoI was just thinking about this the other day. With Facebook popularity in decline, what major social media still insists on using real names? To be fair, I don't read their ToS very closely, so maybe they all still require it.
- emptyparadise 6y agoTwitter technically doesn't, but they're close with their all-but-mandatory phone number confirmation, given that many countries now require government ID to get a SIM card.