> Australia thinks people don't do this. They think people are naive and don't compartment their digital identity, but it's common practice.
It seems like they fully understand that people do this and this is exactly the reason why this topic came up.
I agree with some comments on that Twitter thread - once (if? when?) it goes live in AU, the rest of the world will follow quick. Want VPN? Show the passport. Want your own VPN in x cloud provider? Show the passport. Want a colocated server so you can host that VPN yourself? Show the passport. Want to host the VPN at home? Well, tough luck - your ISP knows who you are. There are only so many places one can connect to the net from.
The governments will not allow any unreegulated medium for long. It will either get regulated and incorporated or banned and criminalized. That's the sad state of things.
Legitimate users can only do so much to "not have anything to hide". Keep it legit and limit your online presence to the legit stuff, I guess.
It seems like they fully understand that people do this and this is exactly the reason why this topic came up.
I agree with some comments on that Twitter thread - once (if? when?) it goes live in AU, the rest of the world will follow quick. Want VPN? Show the passport. Want your own VPN in x cloud provider? Show the passport. Want a colocated server so you can host that VPN yourself? Show the passport. Want to host the VPN at home? Well, tough luck - your ISP knows who you are. There are only so many places one can connect to the net from.
The governments will not allow any unreegulated medium for long. It will either get regulated and incorporated or banned and criminalized. That's the sad state of things.
Legitimate users can only do so much to "not have anything to hide". Keep it legit and limit your online presence to the legit stuff, I guess.