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    Moff: Also, I know it's just words -- of course, the whole policy review is just words -- but isn't the bit about addressing "privacy and civil liberties in... more »
    Moff: Is there some middle ground, though? One of the ideas I've been tossing around in my head is a local news site that you'd have to have a single, ID-ve... more »
    Steverino Begins: Hmm, government might be interested in e-authentication, but I think the Facebook connection is a bit of a leap of logic. Maybe they would create a se... more »
    alphanumeric1971: After a long and thoughtful deliberation my response to you madam.... FUCK THAT!!! Good day to you madam. more »
    viloki9: Wow, if any of you actually believe this is even implementable, that means you don't understand how the internet works. The government has been making... more »
    Grey_Area: Now hold on there everybody, how do we know this was written by the real Annalee Newitz? more »
    Adam Simon: Yes, the government could use Facebook, but antitrust regulations would likely require that any number of other companies be allowed to compete as ide... more »
    Lassus: "There's a general notion that your Facebook identity is your authentic identity, or at least an identity that you keep over time, and that its charac... more »
    Liz Weinbloom: Cool. I'm the 251st member of facebook. (for real!) (...i was procrastinating on a paper, okay?) That makes me more American than all but 250 of you... more »
    Mount_Prion: Somebody's In an Open Relationship with the Government! more »
    acrobatic rabbit: ah Annalee, how I've missed your cyberpolitical commentaries. This is interesting because the internet has been where most people hide their true iden... more »
    oboesqueaks: I don't have facebook... does that mean I don't exist? more »
    Gothamite88: I don't want to have my I.D. be something that requires I also have friends more »
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