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Submission + - Russia moves to universal ID card (uecard.ru)

prostoalex writes: On January 1st 2012, Russian government will start issuing universal ID cards that will replace current national identification system (Russia has a system of internal passports), medical insurance cards, student IDs, public transport passes, and debit cards. The smart card contains unique personal identifiers and allows for multiple levels of authentication. The Russian government is pushing for local government agencies, transportation providers, banks and retail operators to adopt the government-issued ID to streamline their operations.

Comment Re:My concerns about network neutrality. (Score 1) 223

"If a cartel of major ISPs is paid to promote YouTube, say, at the expense of everyone else's video site, small businesses everywhere will feel the sting." - Should we outlaw Akamai then? I think what you've described is precisely what they're doing, with edge servers closer to the user, and dedicated racks in major ISPs.

Comment Re:Too late (Score 1) 293

"Someone in these kind of stories always suggests that you set up your own Facebook-like service or just a website. That's just thinking too much of yourself - why would people visit your site just to see your stuff?" - Well, you can do that with Open Graph protocol with the caveat that it works for pages only. But you can host your own entity, or, like TripAdvisor, create thousands of Facebook page equivalents all controlled by you.

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