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When they write "GitHub", I guess they mean "Microsoft"? Maybe this is the hero we deserve, but it's not the hero we need.
by widforss 5mo ago
When they write "GitHub", I guess they mean "Microsoft"? Maybe this is the hero we deserve, but it's not the hero we need.
- iririririr 4mo agoThere's a war for digital ID. The most costly part of Identification is the last mile. Paying the employee/cop/etc who asks for your ID and check it. With digital IDs, there's several players fighting to consume that cost as profit. Microsoft is a huge player. It is the sole reason windows11 requires a TPM device, so that your windows11 device can be used for identity attestation like an iphone can. (I mean, I don't buy that device bound keys are a valid solution, but i'm not the one being fooled in governments around the world to buy this up) So, no, microsoft will definitely not by the hero of anything here.
- zingababba 4mo agoRight, GitHub of old is long gone.