https://www.govtech.com/security/drivers-license-for-the-internet.html

“The White House is leading efforts for a new authentication system that would have users prove their identity with a single ID across the Web. And states are starting to pilot the system.”

April 23, 2014

“The DCF says the technology is saving so much money because it saves staff the time of verifying identities manually, and even better, there’s been a reduction in cases of identity fraud.” ---- "the technology is saving >>so much<< money "

“If you can’t create a method to ensure a person is who they say they are, then you really can’t secure bank accounts, identities, anything that’s done on the Web,” — Monero fixes this

That was from August 2023 (Nima Owji), taken out of context, only related to Twitter Blue. Also why linking to a 10-year-old security news? Although general situation is indeed looking bad, effective countermeasures should be based on accurate perception. Or is this just a joke?