I can't tell if your argument is a slipper-slope fallacy or a straw-man argument, has to be one or both.
When you sell physical goods, you have to have a business license right? To a small group of people you know, nobody cares. But to mass market goods or services, you need to give the government your id, and they need to be able to hold you accountable, in the event you decide to break the law and/or harm the public.
I think this is something governments should have enforced long ago. Even linux distros with > N number of users should be required by law to id-verify package publishers. Although, they sort of already verify identify, just not using a formal/official way.
You have the right to free speech, anonymity and privacy. But being able to reach and impact the public is not a right, it is a privilege.
You can speak with a loud microrphone in public anonymously, but if you want to arrange a protest, you must give your id for the approval. If you want to start a radio or tv station, you must give up your id for the FCC license,etc... software isn't special.
When you sell physical goods, you have to have a business license right? To a small group of people you know, nobody cares. But to mass market goods or services, you need to give the government your id, and they need to be able to hold you accountable, in the event you decide to break the law and/or harm the public.
I think this is something governments should have enforced long ago. Even linux distros with > N number of users should be required by law to id-verify package publishers. Although, they sort of already verify identify, just not using a formal/official way.
You have the right to free speech, anonymity and privacy. But being able to reach and impact the public is not a right, it is a privilege.
You can speak with a loud microrphone in public anonymously, but if you want to arrange a protest, you must give your id for the approval. If you want to start a radio or tv station, you must give up your id for the FCC license,etc... software isn't special.