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    Out of curiosity: how did you get this idea in first place? Commented Oct 18, 2017 at 13:34
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    “Wouldn't it be better if we had one username for all of the websites in the world?” Um, no? Commented Oct 18, 2017 at 21:30
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    +1, because while certainly a naive question, I have heard similar things from many people. Commented Oct 18, 2017 at 23:20
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    Email address, Twitter connect, Facebook connect etc are ways in which you can already do this... Commented Oct 20, 2017 at 1:26
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    Well, Facebook, Google and the like are already establishing Internet-national IDs for you to single-sign-on. And they are the best examples why this is a bad idea the way it works right now. Central institutions have power over your identity and use it to track your every move. Also, you might want to switch your identity from time to time, but with this mechanism, you’re not supposed or allowed to. Facebook and Google have real name policies to help China and US prosecute you for speaking out (known as hate speech). Commented Oct 20, 2017 at 11:05