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Couldn't they bully the ISPs to force everybody to use it? Seems like we should worry when they set up the groundwork for something like that, and not after the fact.


I don't see how this would be implemented at the ISP level, but maybe that's a failure of my imagination. I'm imagining something similar to Open ID.

With no details about the government's plan for an internet ID, we're left to our imaginations, which probably vary widely from person to person.


I don't see how this would be implemented at the ISP level

Simple: all new contracts with any ISP will require the customer to provide the internet ID.

All existing contracts have to be renewed no later than {date}, and if the customer fails to provide the internet ID by that date, he is forcefully disconnected.




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