http://blurringborders.com/2008/12/23/will-an-internet-passport-really-do-anything/ Tech Policy, Development and World Affairs Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://blurringborders.com/2008/12/23/will-an-internet-passport-really-do-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Vladimir Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:47:32 +0000 http://blurringborders.com/?p=460#comment-321 Kevin, thank you for interesting topics. I have something to reply.<br>You note the limit of anonimity as the primary disadvantage of internet passport. Nevertheless, you've forgotten about advantages the internet passport gives to you just as simple physical passport does. E.g., in my country a citizen can order air-tickets via internet just because he's got unic ID recorded in his passport, because ticket salers trust the passport. A man may have access to various sites after he presents passport to security gurad because they (security guard) trust the passport. The primary advantage of the passport is that everyone trust it. There are a lot of resources in the internet which could provide significantly more various services then today if thay had a chance to trust visitors.<br>What do you think about it? And don't you suppose the time is coming when users will desire internet passports just as they do in respect of ICQ or Facebook or LiveJournal accounts?<br>Thank you in advance. Vladimir (Moscow, Russia). Kevin, thank you for interesting topics. I have something to reply.
You note the limit of anonimity as the primary disadvantage of internet passport. Nevertheless, you've forgotten about advantages the internet passport gives to you just as simple physical passport does. E.g., in my country a citizen can order air-tickets via internet just because he's got unic ID recorded in his passport, because ticket salers trust the passport. A man may have access to various sites after he presents passport to security gurad because they (security guard) trust the passport. The primary advantage of the passport is that everyone trust it. There are a lot of resources in the internet which could provide significantly more various services then today if thay had a chance to trust visitors.
What do you think about it? And don't you suppose the time is coming when users will desire internet passports just as they do in respect of ICQ or Facebook or LiveJournal accounts?
Thank you in advance. Vladimir (Moscow, Russia).

]]> http://blurringborders.com/2008/12/23/will-an-internet-passport-really-do-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Vladimir Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:47:32 +0000 http://blurringborders.com/?p=460#comment-139 Kevin, thank you for interesting topics. I have something to reply.<br>You note the limit of anonimity as the primary disadvantage of internet passport. Nevertheless, you've forgotten about advantages the internet passport gives to you just as simple physical passport does. E.g., in my country a citizen can order air-tickets via internet just because he's got unic ID recorded in his passport, because ticket salers trust the passport. A man may have access to various sites after he presents passport to security gurad because they (security guard) trust the passport. The primary advantage of the passport is that everyone trust it. There are a lot of resources in the internet which could provide significantly more various services then today if thay had a chance to trust visitors.<br>What do you think about it? And don't you suppose the time is coming when users will desire internet passports just as they do in respect of ICQ or Facebook or LiveJournal accounts?<br>Thank you in advance. Vladimir (Moscow, Russia). Kevin, thank you for interesting topics. I have something to reply.
You note the limit of anonimity as the primary disadvantage of internet passport. Nevertheless, you've forgotten about advantages the internet passport gives to you just as simple physical passport does. E.g., in my country a citizen can order air-tickets via internet just because he's got unic ID recorded in his passport, because ticket salers trust the passport. A man may have access to various sites after he presents passport to security gurad because they (security guard) trust the passport. The primary advantage of the passport is that everyone trust it. There are a lot of resources in the internet which could provide significantly more various services then today if thay had a chance to trust visitors.
What do you think about it? And don't you suppose the time is coming when users will desire internet passports just as they do in respect of ICQ or Facebook or LiveJournal accounts?
Thank you in advance. Vladimir (Moscow, Russia).

]]> http://blurringborders.com/2008/12/23/will-an-internet-passport-really-do-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Why Google Executives Should Support Anonymity | Blurring Borders Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:44:28 +0000 http://blurringborders.com/?p=460#comment-121 [...] As for the substantive point, that anonymous discourse is inherently less trustworthy, I think it is lucky that this view isn’t true. Psuedonymity, which I view as persistent anonymity, allowed Hamilton, Madison and Jay to write the Federalist Papers under the psyedonym of “Publius.” American Revolutionary War pamphlateers were often anonymous, and countless whistleblowers, including those using WikiLeaks, have been able to inform the public via anonymous speech. As I said in a recent post, anonymity is essential for a free society. [...] [...] As for the substantive point, that anonymous discourse is inherently less trustworthy, I think it is lucky that this view isn’t true. Psuedonymity, which I view as persistent anonymity, allowed Hamilton, Madison and Jay to write the Federalist Papers under the psyedonym of “Publius.” American Revolutionary War pamphlateers were often anonymous, and countless whistleblowers, including those using WikiLeaks, have been able to inform the public via anonymous speech. As I said in a recent post, anonymity is essential for a free society. [...]

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