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> Attaching digital identity to something that comes from a third party (a registry) rather than individual themselves is a fundamentally wrong idea. That feel
by ethbr1 2y ago
> Attaching digital identity to something that comes from a third party (a registry) rather than individual themselves is a fundamentally wrong idea.
That feels like a turtles-all-the-way-dowm problem.
Ultimately, you either have to tie to something suitable that can be obtained by everyone or a unique characteristic of everyone.
And given the blatant privacy issues [0] with uniquely fingerprinting users, I'd much prefer the former alternative.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain)
- Vampiero 2y ago[flagged]
- Kinrany 2y agoI get it, woke lost the culture war and stereotyping is cool now. But it really doesn't add anything to the comment.
- cidor 2y agoThat's your own fault for letting the registration lapse. Excellent work by that entrepreneurial random Indian for capitalizing on your negligence.
- Vampiero 2y agoI actually managed to buy it back after I insulted them and let them understand that I wasn't interested (so they let it lapse as well). And I've set it on auto-renew ever since. But it's not like it didn't happen to Google too, so don't patronize me. It's a legitimate vulnerability if you use a domain name as a source of identity.