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One group wants Facebook to control identity, another OpenID, another Twitter, and another wants the federal government to impose identity requirements. They a
by bugsy 15y ago
One group wants Facebook to control identity, another OpenID, another Twitter, and another wants the federal government to impose identity requirements.
They all have in common that individuals no longer have control over their own identity. Instead they must cede power over their lives to others who pull the strings.
There is no need for identity providers. The entire concept is totalitarian, offensive and horrific.
- nametoremember 15y agoIf we think about real life, you need an identity for things like passports, state benefits and some other stuff but with normal things like shopping you don't need an ID at all. So if I go to a shop and buy a tshirt then I have done that pretty much anonymously but if I buy on a website that requires a Facebook connect login then I have given way more information about myself.