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Comment by CalRobert

I think that the biggest argument in favour is that it would remove anonymity on the internet, at least from governments, and that could enable law enforcement to more easily find people committing real crimes. CSAM, scams, etc.

I think the biggest argument against it is that this removes anonymity on the internet, at least from governments, and that would remove people's ability to freely voice their opinions without fears of repercussions (will the first amendment ever be modified? Will people who discuss what it's like to be an illegal immigrant/drug user/etc. be persecuted)? Also, it raises the question of what happens to users of VPN's, public internet, etc.

parent CalRobert 2 years ago

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