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> Or maybe those like Musk will get his way and platforms like X will require paid verification! I would like for verification to be mandatory on platforms mea

by brabel 2y ago

> Or maybe those like Musk will get his way and platforms like X will require paid verification! I would like for verification to be mandatory on platforms meant for "real people" to interact, but not "paid" on a proprietary platform, but using new standards for internationally valid identities. I am betting on w3C's Verifiable Credentials for that: https://w3c.github.io/vc-overview/ https://w3c.github.io/vc-overview/ It's still a bit unclear who would have the authority to issue "real person" credentials, but at least in the EU that's currently being worked on: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-... In the USA, they seem to be trying to use Driver's Licenses for this sort of thing, see the ISO/IEC specs at https://www.iso.org/standard/63798.html https://www.iso.org/standard/63798.html

dools 2y ago
The problem with these sorts of ID requirements is that, even though we have lots of very good examples of government issued IDs, everyone immediately jumps to dissidents in authoritarian regimes and government overreach and Bill Gates conspiracy theories. I think the fundamental disagreement is that, for some, the solution to poor governance is less governance, and for others the solution is better governance. I am in the latter camp because I think it's apparent than in the absence of better governance, poor governance is replaced by even poorer governance.