That is really interesting. How does it work exactly? Do you enter your number when you first open a web browser or is it a per website thing?

From the outside looking in it seems like the South Korean government cares a lot more about its citizens than the US government does. An online identification system may work in South Korea but I don't think there would be any consumer protections implemented in the US if such an identification system was implemented. Of course this is just my opinion and I don't have anything to back it up besides what I see going in the country.

I am not aware of any countries that require some form of state ID to get online. I could see China implementing something of the sort but I haven't seen any source that suggests that they do. What countries are you referring to?

Really? That is interesting to hear. Maybe we are further along than I thought.

Yep, that's the way I see it shaking out. We already have some companies asking to see applicant's social media accounts. Just a matter of time before it becomes standard across the business landscape.

Yeah pretty much

So the problem I see is the only way to verify age is via some form of identification. That identification is going to be stored and sold whether the website admits to it or not. You shouldn't expect to have a quality discussion with anyone on the internet until they display that they are capable of having one.

It was always going to come to this. Soon enough everyone will be issued some form of online identification at birth and all of your information will be tracked through it.