| > what purpose is there to hide one's identity? I'm not hiding it. It's on a plastic card that I paid the government to print for me. I'm happy to let them see that anytime they ask in relation to official business or legal concerns. I do not want this ID to be digital, attached to any devices, or available for inspection outside of my control at any point in time. > You can't exactly not fill in your name in your tax return. I just sign them with ink. The same I do with any other contract or agreement. Surprisingly those contracts are just as valid as the tax bill I receive every year and yet no digital anything was ever involved with them. They're fully analog and yet fully enforceable by law. > France rolled out a while ago the requirement to establish the user's age when accessing porn sites. If you give them an inch they will take a mile, or perhaps, if you give them a centimeter they will take a kilometer. I couldn't care less if the government is somehow inconvenienced by analog privacy. I do not perceive any personal benefits from having my ID be "digital." |
I'll add "and revocable in an instant".