This just sounds ripe for abuse. Data mining, doxxing, swatting, more and more aggressive ads, identity theft and so on. Are people toxic on the internet (not

This just sounds ripe for abuse. Data mining, doxxing, swatting, more and more aggressive ads, identity theft and so on. Are people toxic on the internet (not just social media)? Yes. Does changing it so people have no protection or privacy change things? It instills fears in them, yes, but does it change human nature? No. The internet is just a reflection of what we are has a collective. You might not want to admit that we're twisted little things while also being altruistic and creative, but that's what we are, and saying mean things online shouldn't be punishable. Using this privacy to do other less savory things is a whole other issue, but they'll happen regardless and that's why we have people with the authority and tools to persecute those people. Also, I find it amusing that half the people defending this are also using online usernames with no photo or personal information directly attached to their account (maybe they have it somewhere or they'll give it to you if you ask nicely).