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If 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 l
by musingsole 6y ago
If 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.