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<< the main argument against it was "big brother", anonimity, and paranoia
the arrgument for it is good and efficient user authentication.
i've been reading a book on computer security in general, and thought of this stuff when i was reading about public key encryption. has this been considered? i think it's feasible to make a card where users only release the information they choose to release. it would be a card with a chip in it, not like a drivers license, of course. >>
*slaps gopunk with this trout everyone talks about*
you mean smartcards? >>
damn, beaten to the punch once more 🙁 yea, smart cards i guess 😛 is there a reason those aren't feasible? >>
its feasable, the problem is having some kind of common infrastructure that everyone can agree to, some people use certificates X509 some use other formats, others use yet a completely different data storage, until people choose to consolidate onto system we wont be able to get interop with other people easily for instance you could have a smart card for your bank that works at mcdonalds and the mall, you could have another card that works for you medical and auto insurance and yet another one that lets you get your email and VPN into your work. we need standards and infrastructure, that is all.