If you tie someone's internet identity to something akin to an internet passport (or actual passport), the internet could be managed. It'd be easier for some internet-controlling-organization to stop hackers and the like. You'll be able to see how a forum member spends his time. Hell, maybe it'll be possible to prosecute someone for being stupid on the internet, lying on Wikipedia, etc.

Anyway, my take on this isn't well-developed yet, but you can see where I'm going with this. With internet passports or something along those lines, spammers, phishers and the like can be managed, people will feel like more hangs on their behavior on the internet, etc. Thoughts?

There are far more advantages for "internet anonymity" than disadvantages. So I hope nothing of that kind ever comes out.

Cent, what's your full name? Where do you live?

Obviously, as long as it's one-way and unmanaged, I won't tell you, Corbo.

Such as?

That my government decides it might not like what I'm saying and might shut down my connection, or prosecute me. The internet is about freedom of speech - it should not be controlled.

First of all, it will not necessarily be controlled by a single government. Second of all, I don't see that happening outside the internet, so I don't know why it would happen on the internet. The government CAN do that anyway (not as anonymous as you think), but it doesn't.

The Internet is one of the last relatively free places for people to go. I very much dislike this idea.

Do not want. . Sounds like a terrible idea.

You see, people who come on the internet to act like a different person and be someone other than themselves on a daily basis, would naturally disagree with this. Giving someone's internet self an identity linked to themselves would remove this ability and soon, children who are underage would no longer be able to bypass the 18 or older things.

Then there's also the threat of people using fake passports on the internet, just like many do in real life. The idea in itself is a good one, but is a double-edged sword and would only do as good as the damage it caused.

I think it is a bad idea because it will not stop people who need anonymity for malicious reasons (the black market will always find a way), and it will much more greatly infringe on the rights of free speech.

While I'm usually an advocate of responsibility and accountability, I cannot support such a motion.

I will only support this if it stops Cent from posting horrible ideas in null.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

It's extremely bad... From 13 approaching 18 the need for porn decreases significantly. (Well, for normal people...)

Yeah, so the removal of porn from under-18s is a good thing. LoveL says it's a bad thing.

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Or the NRA replaces catapults with guns. Because at not point in time were catapults widely available.

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I think it'd be rather more difficult when anyone could look up if you exist or not with a few buttons.

How so?

And, Cobb, that's how outlawing anything works. That's not at all an argument...

This is a bad idea and I oppose it.

Enough words for you, ex?