alt Hacker News"Don't worry! I'm from the government and I'm here to ~~help~~ identify you to everyone else on the planet."
That's no better, and in many ways far worse, than the corpos doing it.
"Don't worry! I'm from the government and I'm here to ~~help~~ identify you to everyone else on the planet."
That's no better, and in many ways far worse, than the corpos doing it.
Do you think identifies never need to be verified? Seems like a central function in operating an accountable society, hence birth certificates, passports, etc.
There should not be a requirement to verify identity, but if a website owner only wants to provide access to their website to people with verified identities, why is that not their right?