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March 31, 2010
Lord Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill Seeks To End Anonymity On The Web
By James Cherkoff
There are powerful online trends at work sweeping away anonymity as a default position, creating many commercial opportunities for those with a light enough touch. Firstly, there's Facebook, the web's 800lb social gorilla. Zuckerberg's service has given four hundred million people around the world an online identity and the norm is for users to provide 'real' information. And it's an identity that increasingly follows you around the web, thanks to Facebook Connect. Then there's the booming mobile web.

While PAYG allows people to disguise themselves, anyone using a contracted service instantly ties their data habits to some type of billing system, thus allowing certified transactions to occur.

Another mega-trend that will encourage people to 'get real' online is Rupert Murdoch's decision to throw up paywalls around his online content. Previously, people have been allowed to read the Digger's content for free - and without flagging who they are. However, now everyone behind the News International paywall will be attending a party where names badges are checked on the way in.

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