• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I think its a step towards decentralizing the internet and requiring government backed profiles to access it by having all your online access linked to a profile that is linked to your real world information.

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      11 months ago

      It’s wild because back in the day they told us don’t let anyone know your real name or where you live if you can help it. Now it’s let’s see your driver’s license to verify you before you can look at cat videos…

      But how much of this is actually new trying to build a world order and how much is just ignorance in the capabilities of the technology of the members of the Senate and House of Commons

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        If someone is incapable of understanding or respecting the capabilities and implementation of a technology, they are unfit to govern it.

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          That’s why they have lobbyists…

          In theory there are also panels and advisory boards for technical things. Of course, the same monied interests who pay the lobbyists also try and get people into those roles. Heck, I would wager a good chunk of the lobbying is in the form of a non-governmental policy advisory group.

          Elected representatives don’t need to be experts in everything, but they should be able to get technical advice. Unfortunately this is where much of the lobbying comes in.

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            11 months ago

            Anyone who can’t install nvidia drivers on Debian is unfit to govern the internet.

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      11 months ago

      decentralizing the internet and requiring government backed profiles

      Requiring a centralized auth is not decentralization.