Requiring government ID just to make an app is a disaster for speech, privacy, and innovation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship
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Requiring government ID just to make an app is a disaster for speech, privacy, and innovation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship
@eff I have a question for all the highly educated and much more knowledgable people: We can all agree, that using your government ID would be problematic. What about though, if everyone issued a certificate for themselves and the governmen simply signs it, to verify you are actually a real person, but without associating it to your personal information. Would that be possible/feasible/secure? Thank you so much and have a nice day!
@eff Are there any current options for a phone device — not a burner or simple phone, but modern, customizable, smart(ish) — that does not use Android or iOS?
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