New safety rules require users to verify their identities before gaining access to sites. This spells the end of the relative anonymity that we’ve come to expect online.
And specifically because if you shared those details, you ran a risk that they were going to fall into the hands of bad actors who would cause you harm.
Which is the exact same risk that still exists today, with only the difference that more often all the time the bad actors are governments and corporations.
Clause - 549: we have every right to know who you are and if you have ever provided your ID on any website or browser, then we have every right to use your ID at our discretion and if you violate the rules or insulted the authorities we can send you a penalty by email.
Remember when we were told not to give out personal details to websites?
And specifically because if you shared those details, you ran a risk that they were going to fall into the hands of bad actors who would cause you harm.
Which is the exact same risk that still exists today, with only the difference that more often all the time the bad actors are governments and corporations.
Total control over every piece of bread at any cost!!!
Yea, I can remember when the advice was to create a “handle” and never use your real details.
Seems like it was yesterday.
Wait… it WAS yesterday!
Oh yes, yesterday, that was when my troubles seemed so far away.
I believe in yesterday.
Clause - 549: we have every right to know who you are and if you have ever provided your ID on any website or browser, then we have every right to use your ID at our discretion and if you violate the rules or insulted the authorities we can send you a penalty by email.