quick13Aug 23, 2023
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Bill Gates: Every Person on Earth Should ‘Prove Their Identity’ with ‘Digital ID’ https://slaynews.com/news/bill-gates-every-person-earth-should-prove-their-identity-digital-id/ Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is calling on nations around the world to adopt his “global solution” for “digital ID” to ensure that every single person on Earth “proves their identity.” GTFO, Bill Gates. #privacy #security
Bill Gates: Every Person on Earth Should 'Prove Their Identity' with 'Digital ID' - Slay News

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is calling on nations around the world to adopt his "global solution" for "digital ID" to ensure that every single person on Earth "proves their identity."

Slay News
Aug 23, 2023 at 5:46pmWeb
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Aug 23, 2023
Read all comments to his original tweets here
https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1693661627680514201/retweets/with_comments He turned off replies. That tells you a lot about how good this idea is. Lmao.
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Show threadZorin =^o.o^=Aug 23, 2023

@nixCraft That's just the thing. Theoretically I'm not opposed to such a system, as long as it's voluntary.

The problem is, if it catches on, it won't stay voluntary for long. Soon you'll need your stupid Billy-ID to sign into social media, to use random websites, etc... It won't stop.

Then, at some point in the future, it will be used to oppress.

Just, no.

Show threadFahri Reza 🍉Aug 24, 2023

Biometric cookies. Windows 11 has dived into the ads business.

@zorinlynx @nixCraft

Show threadDeusAug 23, 2023
Governments would buy into this idea, for sure. Aadhar IDs linked to your UPI? That’s something that can happen. Dictators would love this idea, of course.
Show threadFlohEinsteinAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft omg the crazy people during the pandemic were right 😂
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Aug 23, 2023
@FlohEinstein Haha.
Show threadOliAug 23, 2023
@FlohEinstein @nixCraft Those you describe as "crazies" correctly identified *some* dangers but got plenty very wrong too
Show threadth3blu3kn19ht 🛡️Aug 25, 2023
@OliverNoble @FlohEinstein @nixCraft
Balance of probability, in my opinion
Show threadBonkersAug 23, 2023
@FlohEinstein @nixCraft
Show threadZorin =^o.o^=Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Damnit, we don't NEED everyone to verify their identity if what they're doing isn't dependent on proven identity.
Show threadlafnlabAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft 🙄​ If he wants to reassure people that he isn't putting 5G nanotech in vaccines, this isn't a good look.

🧲​

Show threadリーハイAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Bill Gates has done more harm for the world than good.
Show threadMonsieur Valentine 🇺🇦Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft to the same dumpster with Worldcoin he goes
Show threadFrank Endrullat 🌻Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Yeah right. Obviously never occurred to the man that it would be very dangerous for quite a lot of people, and I’m not talking criminals here.
Show threadIain RobertsAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft It sounds more like he's saying "Every person on Earth should have the ability to prove their identity" rather than that they should prove their identity. An open source digital ID available to all sounds interesting.
Show threadRoger LancefieldAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft
There's really only one response to this:
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Aug 23, 2023
@roger LOL. Good one.
Show threadGeorge Liquor, AmericanAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft I don't have shit to prove to Billy Gates, come ON
Show threadNonya Bidniss 🥥🌴Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft I can hear my mom now: "Mark of the Beast!!!"
Show threadElectronic EelAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft "Digital IDs are an effective tool against poverty." - I have my doubts about that one. Jobs, education, appropriate wages and public healthcare seem to me more helpful.

A digital id on the other hand is perfect for big tech and data brokers that wants to monetize on consumer data. And for the spooks too of course.

Show threadElectroFetishAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Capitalism is turning into imperialism. Capitalists want power.
Show threadschalkenAug 23, 2023
@ElectroFetish @nixCraft Just now?
Show threadElectroFetishAug 23, 2023
@schalken @nixCraft it's been a long time... but once again it reminds of itself.
in principle, people from big companies will not say anything good. They all want power
Show threadSparkyAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Thanks, Billy boy. I prefer a right to anonymity on the internet.
Show threadDaniel Hinojosa Aug 23, 2023

@nixCraft We must first prove what he did with Jeffrey Epstein.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html

Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past

Mr. Gates has minimized his ties to Mr. Epstein. But a Times investigation reveals they had a closer relationship than previously known.

The New York Times
Show threadMike MCAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft prove your identity so we can monetise you, plebs!
Show threadSeanAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft The last person I’d trust on earth is a billionaire. #EatTheRich
Show threadDragon-sided DAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft Sorry Bill, this would violate my State's #Constitution, which includes the right to #Privacy

[Art.] 2-b. [Right of Privacy.] An individual's right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.
December 5, 2018

https://www.nh.gov/glance/bill-of-rights.htm

State Constitution - Bill of Rights | NH.gov

Part 1, Bill of Rights, of the New Hampshire State Constitution

Show threadPaul CantrellAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft
I’m sorry, but do we •know• it’s really Bill Gates saying this? Reporter should have demanded fingerprints and a blood sample before running this, just to be sure
Show threadDawn AhukannaAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft @breadandcircuses

WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?

We are born and exist already. What’s the point + purpose of digital Id, who maintains it and who is going to be marginalized? - https://mastodon.social/@dahukanna/110644249992441182

Show threadMorpheusAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft in Spain we have required official ID's (fortunately they are not required for everything, but every fiscal & official transaction requires it). For long time I assumed this was something normal until I knew long standing democracies don't have it, and the spanish one it's a legacy of the Franco's dictatorship.

As long as you can, keep that away from you.

Show threadSteffen ChristensenAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Okay, Bill.
You and your family go first, amigo.
Show threadquick13Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Yeah, because Bill Gates just wants to exploit your data. 🙄
Show threadAnthonyAug 23, 2023
@[email protected] Why does Bill Gates want to be the cops?
Show threadrhempelAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft what am I missing here? Living in Denmark I had a physical 2-factor one time passcode card that was eventually replaced with a digital NemID and then MitID app.

I was able to authenticate to multiple government, phone, bank and other systems and never once had to go through the stupid "prove you are really you" every time I logged in.

Oh, and I had a secure, end-to-end encrypted email box along with a secure certificate I could use for signing.

It was fantastic, really!

Show threadPhoenix Blue (they/them)Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Wow, absolutely the fuck not.
Show threadRage Rumbles 🏴‍☠️🫂 🔞Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Fuck you Bill. I don't have to prove anything to anyone.
Show threadMrs CloudyAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft has anyone identified the link between having too much money and being a twat? What comes first the twattishness or the cash? Does being a twat make you more likely to be rich? Are there any nice decent billionaires? How much would it cost to round them all up and send them into space together?
Show threadhomedogAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft Yeah bruh, fuck that.
Show threadwoolieAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft seems better and safer than relying on an easily leaked 9 digit social security id.
Show threadLazy QAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft This article seems very misleading? It's framed as if he wants you to have an ID in a global database, but he's talking about people who lack any form of identification, likely in poverty. Did you read the article? Also: "for people millions of people". No editor?
Show threadjunglecat_rant🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦Aug 24, 2023
@lazyq2 @nixCraft The source is a dubious one. An US pro GOP MAGA site pushing climate crisis denial lies and other stuff.
There is a project ID2020. You can find a lot of fact-based information about it. There are pros&cons. But this hit piece doesn't reflect a fact-based discussion.
Show threadLazy QAug 24, 2023
@junglecat_rant @nixCraft that's kind of sad. I don't think I'd be able to write this sort of article for a living. The shame of writing outright lies so brazenly would kill me.
Show threadMatthew Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft This doesn't seem like it would make minorities than easy target at all.. 🙄
Show threadRockfish1292Aug 23, 2023
@nixCraft did anyone actually read anything more than the shitty headline? He never said about every single person, only people that can't access services without identification
Show threadOisinAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft proof money does not make you better / happier etc
Show threadSpaceLifeFormAug 23, 2023

@nixCraft

Not going to happen. He is nuts.

Show threadJesseAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft @SpaceLifeForm Why do all these billionaires want my eyeballs
Show threadnatriumchlorideAug 23, 2023
@nixCraft come on he can't even make a decent operating system... he should sit down for a bit
Show threadJMcDAug 24, 2023
@nixCraft Everyday, the movie Idiocracy becomes closer to being a nonfiction documentary instead of a fictional comedy.
Show threadMaybeMyMonkeysAug 24, 2023
@nixCraft or what? We don’t count?
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)Aug 24, 2023
@nixCraft There is a big problem with many refugees and poor people missing out on work and services because they don’t have ID. And fraud is rampant. Dismissing this out of hand is simple but there are no easy answers
Show threadGen X-WingAug 24, 2023
@nixCraft I call it corporate Stasi.
Show threadDominic 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦Aug 24, 2023
@nixCraft Just no. I don’t want to come off all techno-libertarian, but I can’t even count the problems with this proposal — and nobody who has paid attention to the evolution of real-name policies on social media should need to think very long before running away screaming from any such suggestion. Fortunately, plenty of nations already have digital ID systems that work, so there will be balkanised facts on the ground long before a unified worldwide system can get going.
Show threadjunglecat_rant🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦Aug 24, 2023
@nixCraft This is a fake news narrative site you are promoting. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/26/dan-bongino/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-not-spending-200-mil/
Truly sad if people don't check their sources before posting.
Slaynews is a pro GOP MAGA cult climate change denial site pushing right-wing policy agendas. The enemy of your enemy is not your friend.
PolitiFact - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation not spending $200 million on digital IDs

Wild claims about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are nothing novel on the internet — PolitiFact has checked sev

@politifact
Show threadlamy, davidAug 25, 2023
@nixCraft
As if 'Windows' did not cause enough suffering.
Show threadfandy dandySep 19, 2023
@nixCraft Omg, now you wonder why 2020 and beyond is a bad decade and its all because of bill gates