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Comment As long as it's identified as anonymous (Score 1) 152

Although anonymity has been shown to bring out the worst in people far more than it brings out the best, I don't have a huge problem with people being able to post things anonymously as long as the post is clearly identified as being anonymous.

The main problems come in when people can post pretending to be someone they're not.

Comment Why only a single account? (Score 1) 36

Why can I only have a single account? I don't have a single bank account or a single credit card. What if I want a personal account and an account shared with my wife, or my kids? What if I want an investment account, or to put an account into my RRSP (IRA)? What if I want a corporate account (or several) for my business? What if I want to setup a separate account to save up for something really expensive, like a Tesla or a GPU? etc.

Comment 3D Printers (Score 1) 36

Does anyone doubt that in a few years you will be able to scan someone's eye and then 3D Print a model eye that will pass the scanner?

Security has (at a minimum) two factors, identification and authorization -- think User ID and Password. Biometrics are great at identification, you carry it around with you and you can't lose it (unless you're disfigured or something) but it's terrible for authentication because if your biometrics get compromised you can't change them. People who can't understand this simple fact keep trying to use biometrics for both identification and authorization.

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