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This is from 2003. It's not entirely outdated, but it is rather quaint. The author foresees a future where everyone has to use personal certificates to communi
by neilk 14y ago
This is from 2003. It's not entirely outdated, but it is rather quaint.
The author foresees a future where everyone has to use personal certificates to communicate, which has various pros and cons - while enabling commerce, it could be the end of anonymity. He didn't anticipate a world where the government is simply hoovering up all the plaintext.
- accountoftheday 14y agoThese personal certificates are turning out to be Facebook accounts, which is arguably worse.
- antithesis 14y agoAre there any important sites (like news / discussion sites) that require this?