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bigbuppo 89 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age ...

We got rid of the IDENT protocol a long time ago because it was stupid.

fn-mote 89 days ago [–]

You mean because it was being used as a doxxing tool.

Argumentation 101: “it’s stupid” isn’t a reason.

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