> Something called a .NET Passport also comes to mind during the mid-XP days That's essentially Microsoft Account nowadays, which went thru few rebrandings on

> Something called a .NET Passport also comes to mind during the mid-XP days That's essentially Microsoft Account nowadays, which went thru few rebrandings on the way. In XP it was promoted via Windows Messenger with popup message which for less experienced people would suggest that in order to access the Internet they need this "passport". Considering how many sites now offer (still optional) logins with apple/meta/microsoft accounts I wonder if the goal here is to be the provider of identity for sites and services and at the same future-proofing for any digital ID checks govt's may introduce