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The internet has an identity problem
Commentators are revisiting the question of digital identity: who users really are online, how that identity is verified, and who controls it. The argument is that the internet was built without a native identity layer, leaving verification scattered across passwords, platforms and governments, and fuelling ongoing debates about privacy, authentication and trust online.
Why now: Renewed debate over digital identity, verification and trust as online impersonation and authentication issues persist.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 4 snapshots from 11 h ago to 7 h ago.
Evidence
- The internet has an identity problem · Chris Skinner's blog
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