So far, Utah and Washington are the only two states to adopt such legislation. On the other hand, digital IDs are great for enforcing policy, especially when that policy runs counter to the interests of users. Back in the 1980s, Atari used digital signatures to prevent unauthorized games from running on their home videogame systems. Talk back to Simson Garfinkel in his column's Threads . Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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