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This is from 2003. It's not entirely outdated, but it is rather quaint.

The author foresees a future where everyone has to use personal certificates to communicate, which has various pros and cons - while enabling commerce, it could be the end of anonymity. He didn't anticipate a world where the government is simply hoovering up all the plaintext.



These personal certificates are turning out to be Facebook accounts, which is arguably worse.


Are there any important sites (like news / discussion sites) that require this?




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