Universal identities that follow you everywhere are a little creepy
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I'm gonna have to agree with Alex on this one, though, though, in this regard, that the universal keys that serve as universal identities scare me a bit.
Episode 120: Chop & Drop (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:37:07 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Agreeing with Alex Gates, Dave says universal keys as universal identities scare him a bit. There's value in leaving a comment on a WordPress site without exposing yourself fully on every service, the same way you can generate a fresh Bitcoin address for each transaction for a measure of anonymity.
Not in the audio. Alex's surname (Gates) and the Nostr tag are inferred from context and the show's regular cast; the audio says only 'Alex' and 'universal keys'.
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Episode 82: Ranking the Stars (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:10:05 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
all the tech nerds always done this, and I've been guilty of it too. We just want the one thing.
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Episode 105: Bombshell! (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:26:30 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
I want individual accounts on different platforms. I don't want some single unifying identity
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Episode 114: Protoflexible (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:24:51 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
Well, global identities bother me a little bit like I don't I'm not that seems creepy.
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Episode 120: Chop & Drop (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:37:47 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
Like I can not have to expose myself fully on every single service.
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