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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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Sheila Dean is the blog editor for BeatTheChip.org and speaks for the 5-11 Campaign, an anti-national ID advocacy campaign. Sheila promotes American Bill of Rights retention and deliverance from the federal banking system. She also produces (more...)
 
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