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Govt suggests Brits should hand passports to social media companies
- vanattab 5y agoI am overwhelmed with pride when I see how the ukriane is defending freedom and how the west is steeping up to help. Then I read news like this and want to cry.
- testemailfordg2 5y agoShouldn't be this difficult, using a virtual ID that masks the original identifiers from these social media companies and then using something like Oauth 2.0 and 2FA to validate it on government servers...
- xen0 5y agoThere is currently no requirement in the UK for someone to actually have a passport or equivalent document. And unless you travel, there isn't much reason to have any if you're under the age of 17.
- justinhj 5y agoRecently in Canada police went to visit Ottawa residents based on supporting the trucker protests with Facebook messages. It’s unclear how they got the addresses from the names, presumably the phonebook and hope for the best? In any case you can see how the UK would love to have your identity connected to your social media posts. South Korea has had national ID as a mandatory online identity for over a decade IIRC
- hungryforcodes 5y agoAnd who does this benefit really?
- netizen-936824 5y agoThe voyeurists in government