The White House Wants to Issue You an Online ID - driver's license for the internet

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96. We have something similar in South Korea

It's really annoying to foreigners whose ID numbers are not accepted by Korean sites.
Also, it's a security risk so the government is scaling back its usage by websites.
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2986147

Measures aim to minimize leaks
Gov’t plan lessens the need for personal data, expands clients’ rights

The government unveiled detailed measures to improve information security policies at financial companies by imposing hefty fines on those found to have lax management in regard to customers’ personal information and limiting the collection of resident registration numbers.

Hyun Oh-seok, the nation’s deputy prime minister and finance minister; Shin Je-yoon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission; Choi Mun-kee, minister of science, ICT and future planning; and the heads of relevant ministry agencies announced the measures, which come nearly two months after Korea suffered its worst personal data leak earlier this year across three major credit card companies.

The need for such a plan was only underscored by last week’s data leak at KT, the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier.

“The latest data leak incident happened because the government and financial companies didn’t perform their basic duties,” Hyun said at a press conference yesterday in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. “Now the government will make sure consumers can check how their information is being used at financial companies at any time and require the removal of that information, strengthening citizens’ rights to their own information.”

I'm not afraid of the big bad government wolf, so I might get one anyway to test out. But, I'll probably slave it to a gift card or something similar so if it does get hacked I don't get wrecked. Its not like Amazon, Target and BofA do all that remarkable a job protecting my financial information anyway.

One potential worst-case scenario I can see from this would occur if it were required to access all .com domain sites (like DU). Let's say somebody pulls a Snowden and leaks that stuff on the torrents. Some Teabagger groups get ahold of my posts at DU and doesn't like what I say about them. So, those wackos from Waco, show up at my door looking to lynch me. Alright mofos, game fuckin on!
This doesn't bother me that much because the odds are low, and I can fight. Whereas much of the rest of y'all are "loads" and "squishy wizards" and peaceniks. So, if the worst case scenario does come up and you got the Bundy Militia at your doorstop, just give me a call. I'll swing by with my crew and "Nate Dogg Regulate" for ya. I charge reasonable prices (5 dollars for "disposal&quot .