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This is an awful idea. It's an Internet version of a Social Security Number (which itself is heavily criticized). First, anonymity is a useful tool on the Inte
by runjake 14y ago
This is an awful idea. It's an Internet version of a Social Security Number (which itself is heavily criticized).
First, anonymity is a useful tool on the Internet, even for non-criminals. It helps protect you against criminals, governments, corporations, and other entities who may want to globally identify and track you.
Second, all a bad guy needs is a single credential and he's got access to everything of yours, from your banking, to your spanking (porn memberships), to dating sites, to family pictures, email, etc. I don't know about you, but I have separate credentials for everything and beyond that, I like to maintain separate personas between my work and personal life, and heck, even facets of my personal life.
There are opt-in sort of things for this that largely meet your desires, such as Open ID or your Facebook login. What about those don't work for you?
- vtempest 14y agoWhen did this become against crime? YOU COULD HAVE A FAKE INTERNET ID. Why are you shocked? Someone could break into your house while you are at work and use your home computer that's turned on to log in and post as you. This internet identity is not something that you are criminally responsible for, proof beyond reasonable doubt. This is more like eliminating the need for emails and forum registrations. Yes, Google does this to some point. But it should not be a private company. It should be part of the internet. I sign in to the internet itself, and have to register with the internet provider. These things can be faked, of course, just like credit cards are fakeable. But the point is the internet would be more like World of Wacraft, you have your central identity that interacts with all parts of that world.