A National Digital ID, Courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service?

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The U.S. is also slowly moving to a system where online personas are inextricably linked to real-world identities, an idea with huge privacy and security implications. The tactics and enforcement mechanisms being explored in China and the U.S. are worlds apart, but the central idea is similar: knowing someone's real name improves accountability online. That's a double-edged sword, though, depending on who's doing the accounting. The White House's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, or NSTIC, is leading the government's efforts in this area.

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Like so many other insideous lies, by Paul Repstock on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:51:04 PM