A Danish Ministry of Justice working group has drafted a measure suggesting that Internet users identify themselves using a Social Security number or electronic signature. Deutsche Welle interviewed Chairman of the Danish Online News Association Jon Lund on the topic, who says that there isn't much political support for the measure. He adds that he's "fairly confident that it won't pass if it gets proposed" and calls the approach "totalitarian," predicting that it would "narrow down people's willingness to communicate online."
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