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Aurornisyesterday at 11:41 PM3 repliesview on HN

> The verification service would tie the token to the IP address

So I'm constantly grabbing new tokens from the government every time I go from work WiFi to my cellular internet to the train WiFi and then home?

Sounds like a fantastic point for capturing more tracking data.

> /geolocation.

Which means I have to send my geolocation data to apps to confirm I can use my token?

Don't want that either.

> It would also throttle the number of identifications,

And if I move around too much in one day or change networks too often, I'm unable to log into anything until tomorrow?


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paulddrapertoday at 7:13 AM

> Which means I have to send my geolocation data to apps to confirm I can use my token?

No, you don't need to send it there.

Nursietoday at 2:04 AM

> So I'm constantly grabbing new tokens from the government every time ...

Every time you set up an account, would generally be the idea. So relatively infrequently.

paulddrapertoday at 4:24 AM

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