PhreakNIC 17 - Aestetix - I paid Notlarry for this spot, oh and let's talk about pseudonyms
Channel: phreaknicstaff
Date: 21/02/2015

In addition to all the #nymwars drama I have discussed in the past, many new things have come up related to internet identity, some of them so staggeringly stupid that they make Google's "real names" policy look like a brilliant masterpiece. I'm also interested in discussing the latest developments in NSTIC, the Obama strategy to craft online identity policy I've become involved in, as well as introducing several new projects that have come about in the past year. In short, we're looking at online identity on two fronts: creating roadblocks to stop abhorrently bad policies from being implemented, and if possible trying to create something positive. The talk would be both an update on current efforts, and introduction of some new ones.



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