Obama Administration Reportedly Plans to Create Internet ID for All Americans

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  1. PapaG

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    Why, of course not. Just trust us. We're your government! Now kindly get in line and fill out your access form for the internet. It will take 2-4 weeks for approval.
     
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    hah, good luck with that.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I understand the logic. But I also understand the logic behind a lot of things i don't like. I hate having to remember 8 billion passwords, but Im not sure one single identity is the way to go. Esp if it's Government mandated/created/controlled/whatever.

    In some cases, it could be easier, but I don't like what it opens us up to.

    Plus, what do I do if I want to create a fake email account, so I can secretly stalk a girl I like?


    er..I mean, I fucked HCP's wife!
     
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    its too easy to fake to get this actually put into place. zero chance of this happening. they can try, but won't happen.
     
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    It's not easy to fake if you register people by ID, and criminalize falsifying the info with a felony.

    It's not like these are anonymous "White House sources" talking about this. Both the Commerce Head and the Cybersecurity Head are obviously working on this. Those are two Cabinet members who are trying to figure out how to get this in front of Obama.

    I wonder if Obama will mention this during the State of the Union. Seems odd that they would go to the media with this without trying to spin it as something positive.
     
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    do you know how easy it is to steal an identity? the government is too stupid to be able to implement this. maybe if they link it to you SSN and you're required to verify it with a government login when you surf but its too convoluted of an idea to actually do it. the easiest way for them to do this is to just buy Facebook, then verify everyone's account...that's not easy to do.
     
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    I blame Nate!
     
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    The only reason for doing this is to know who to roundup when MARIS61 or Denny Crane pops off about the government, and to round up their bank accounts and their associates...All tied up in one little number.

    As for the supposed inability to remember a few passwords being an issue worth restricting Freedom of Speech over...
     
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    I don't like it. Sounds too much like Big Brother.
     
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    Look! The internet is big and scary! Let's kill it!
     
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    I wonder if Al Gore is behind this?
     
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    There are single sign-on initiatives already in place. The private sector is doing just fine, thank you very much.

    Imagine letting the government know what sites you visit, when you sign on, what you buy, etc. I mean they might be able to do that now, but why make it any easier to track EVERYONE?
     
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    How in the hell are Democrats supporting Obama?
     
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    He's giving many democrats what they asked for: more and larger government, more spending, more class warfare.
     
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    YUCK! I don't know if I can stomach another 4 years of this shit.
     
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    To be fair, Americans get plenty of that from Republicans too.
     
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    Love the class warfare argument when all data suggests that it's less a war and more a massacre coming from the other side.
     
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    That is the one thing I really think Obama has misstepped on. This whole idea of creating class warfare. Setting people against each other. It's a dispicable policy and the left should be ashamed for doing so.
     
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