The web of trust doesn't seem to scale! All of the online social platforms trend towards centralization for identify verification.
In my (historically unpopular) opinion we have two optional choices outside of but still allowing for this anonymous free-for-all:
A private company like Facebook uses a privileged system of identification and authentication based on login/password/2FA and relying on state-issued identification verification,
OR, what I feel is better, a public institution that uses a common system based on PKI and state-issued identification, eg, the DMV issuing DoD Common Access Cards.
Trusting districts and nation-states could sign each other's issuing authorities.
The benefits are multifaceted! It helps authenticate the source of deep fakes. It helps fight astroturfing, foreign or otherwise. It helps to remove private companies fueled by advertising revenue from being in a privileged position of identification, etc, etc.
I totally understand any downvotes but I would prefer if you instead engaged me in this conversation if you disagree.
I'd love to have this picked apart instead of just feeling bummed out.
In my (historically unpopular) opinion we have two optional choices outside of but still allowing for this anonymous free-for-all:
A private company like Facebook uses a privileged system of identification and authentication based on login/password/2FA and relying on state-issued identification verification,
OR, what I feel is better, a public institution that uses a common system based on PKI and state-issued identification, eg, the DMV issuing DoD Common Access Cards.
Trusting districts and nation-states could sign each other's issuing authorities.
The benefits are multifaceted! It helps authenticate the source of deep fakes. It helps fight astroturfing, foreign or otherwise. It helps to remove private companies fueled by advertising revenue from being in a privileged position of identification, etc, etc.
I totally understand any downvotes but I would prefer if you instead engaged me in this conversation if you disagree.
I'd love to have this picked apart instead of just feeling bummed out.