I'd honestly much rather give my ID to a Chinese model than an American one. If the American ones start requesting ID I'm out. I'm on a gemini organizational account right now that gives me pro but is directly tied to my organizational SSO. So that's something already. I just refuse to upload my face and drivers license anywhere ever.
replyHow will the "feds" pay you a visit in Albania or China?
replySimple - you wouldn’t be given access to those models, and probably all VPN access would be blocked too. Since this is a hypothetical, throw in a social credit score as well to require a proven “track record”, but maybe that’s too exaggerated (although credit scores already exist for different purposes).
replyIt’s not too hard to imagine a future where you can only use certain things only with the govt. mandated spyware installed - bank apps already often don’t work on rooted Android phones (and you’re expected to use those apps to confirm payments) and all sorts of certification exam software is basically that already if you take a test remotely.
It follows that the same principle would just get pushed further, like what Discord wanted to do etc. Same with how Apple requires your documents for a developer account, Hetzner for a hosting account or Twitch for getting paid by them and tax stuff.
In the dystopian direction, exit visa requirements for people with access? Families back home as hostages like North Korea does?
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