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The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy

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According to a piece circulating on Hacker News, the internet is increasingly demanding digital credentials and identity verification, raising concerns about privacy erosion. As platforms and services implement stricter identification requirements—what some call the 'papers, please' era—personal data collection expands, potentially compromising user privacy at scale.

Source: https://expression.fire.org/p/the-papers-please-era-of-th...

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