I’ve just published a new issue of my newsletter, JOHO. It consists of a single article that tries to apply the ordinary language sense of ID to the Net:

The term “identity” was confusing enough in the real world. Its meaning in the digital world is even more ambiguous. Since momentous decisions about the nature of online life hang on this verbal ambiguity, we need to be extra-special careful about the real-world assumptions that are guiding our expectations about digital identity.

So, here’s my program. Let’s start with the real world meaning of identity. Then let’s see if we can use that to clarify identity’s digital meaning.

Now, here are my hidden aims:…

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