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Clearly, freedom has been one of the big appeals of the web from day one of its existance. There are many advantages and benefits resulting from this freedom: economically, socially and politically. On the other hand, illicit use of the www has been a problem ever since the web started, be it the spreading of misinformation or actual criminal activities. Nothing new here, really: this is the case with other means of communication, too. It just increased in the past months, making the Web 2.0 the "Age of Postrealism" in which truth is in the eye of the majority. In principal, though, publishing information online or in the "real World" is equal from the legal point of view.
Essentially all countries in the World restrict the freedom of speech in newspapers, radio, direct conversation (in a spectrum: most liberally - like the US - restricing only insults and alike, less liberally - like in China - political ideas). For radio, TV, print and direct speeches, the sources can be easily tracked down and made responsible for their actions.
The same legal accountability exists for content you publish online; however, in many cases it is effectively impossible to identify the sources. This creates the freedom of the web: this freedom based on the lack of identification. That's equally great for a human rights activist in Burma as it is for a paedophile in the US.
I don't want to continue the discussion on whether or not means of identification SHOULD be introduced (see the thread mentioned above for this matter). I would like to learn more about your opinions on HOW means of identification could be introduced online for the sake of accountability.
In 2016, are we going to have a second-level-www that you can enter only with your e-ID, issued to individuals like their passport?
I don't want to continue the discussion on whether or not means of identification SHOULD be introduced
But it will happen anyway ;)
In 2016, are we going to have a second-level-www that you can enter only with your e-ID, issued to individuals like their passport?
I shall happily subscribe to this.
I really don't understand the question? You can already find out my name, address, SS#, Phone #'s and most of my history.....what more is there?
You are assuming there is some form of online anominity? You are already living in the past my friend!
When we talk online, we get to talk to the World, but, we don't get to hide at the same time!
Maybe, if you are an intelligence agency, computer nerd or general genius. But not if you quickly browse a wikipedia site and would like to see who had once again made Borat the president of Kazakhstan.
How do you explain the amount of child pornography on the web if it's so easy to track down the sources?
I just wonder how this could be done from a practical point of view.
