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We already have proof of individuality. The post mentions drivers licenses or official government documentation, but you could also use phone numbers or credit
by Houshalter 12y ago
We already have proof of individuality. The post mentions drivers licenses or official government documentation, but you could also use phone numbers or credit cards or something like that (although it would allow some fraud.)
Now why isn't it magically "rewiring society and computer science"?
- qznc 12y agoFor example, the spam problem would be solved. Facebook and Google use phone numbers for proof of individuality. However, you can still buy accounts for spamming etc. Apparently, it does not work. It might work well enough for social networks, because one account is not worth that much. However, if one account gets guaranteed basic income the incentives are much larger.
- Houshalter 12y agoDefeating spam requires changing standards and getting lots of different entities to cooperate. Google doesn't want to spend a bunch of money invasively verifying everyone's identity when their phone system and spam filters works fine. But it is theoretically possible.