There's a race for corporations to own identity management. If the government has to ask a private entity to confirm who people are, we will be effectively livi

There's a race for corporations to own identity management. If the government has to ask a private entity to confirm who people are, we will be effectively living in under that private entity's discretion. Offended the wrong person? Stood in the way of their plans? Black box back room deals get you a criminal record with arrest warrant. It doesn't even matter then if they are tied to your real identity. The government asks the private identity provider who you are at say an airport border control and private entity says: oh they're this fugitive, arrest on sight. Then what?