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> We really do need to find a better way of authenticating and identifying people What about not doing that at all? Hear me out. Not relying on "identity" woul
by kanzure 12y ago
> We really do need to find a better way of authenticating and identifying people
What about not doing that at all? Hear me out. Not relying on "identity" would cost many orders of magnitude less. And besides, why should I care who you are-- what does your identity matter to me? And why should anyone else care?
- Karunamon 12y agoI couldn't care less, but someone who is granting you credit has a legitimate reason to know who they're giving money to and how likely you are to pay it back, and who to chase after if you fail to do so. Let's not pretend there aren't valid reasons for identity to be established.
- snomad 12y agoIdentity is tantamount to verifying education. Colleges need to know who you are, and potential employers need to be able to identify that yes this John Smith is the one that graduated from Stanford w/a 3.8 GPA and a degree in computer science.
- steego 12y agoIt sounds like you're putting the bait out so somebody will disagree with you and then you'll explain the alternative to using identity as a form of authorization. Can you save us a long and stupid discussion and simply explain your plan to practically deploy a better authorization system that will cost many orders of magnitude less?
- ryandrake 12y agoHow in the world did society even function before we had a unique number to identify people? It must have been utter chaos! Before 1935 (when the first SSN was issued), there was no way to borrow money, go to college, buy land, open any kind of account anywhere, or do any of the things that somehow we need a unique number for today.