[ipaddr]

Connecting your digital identity opens you up to stalking, data mining, identity fraud and a host of other things not government related.

[thomassmith65]

Sure, but a pseudonymous digital identity can provide decent protection for those problems. If government wants the user's personal details, that's different, since, even if the information were never stored on computer, one could obtain it via court order – but the ability to do that is partly the point.

[nibbleshifter]

Personally, I think the state being able to deanonymize users is an antifeature. A bug that needs fixing.