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Social media users should be verified with real ID, IT professionals say

Lisa Miles
A majority of IT professionals have said social media should require users to verify their identities, in order to combat anonymous racism, homophobia and other abuse online.

But would you stop using social media altogether if you had to verify your identity and couldn't be anonymous in any shape or form?
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    As far as I am concerned, Social Media is the work of the Devil!


    Regarding shops etc asking for your email address, although I don't routinely do it, if you have your own domain name or indeed set one up for this explicit purpose, you can allocate each email address questioner with their own unique email address. So for example if I was asked in B&Q for my email address, I could give out b&q@ancient-mariner.co.uk etc, then if I start getting spam to that address I know where it came from. I have heard of people who formally advise those that they give out their email address to that it explicit to the contract that their details including this email address are not passed on, sold or used for advertising matter under pain of being sued for breach of contract!


    One thing that I will not give out, is my mobile phone number.


    As a County Councillor, I have to accept that my name, home address, photograph, telephone number and email address will be shown on Flintshire County  Council's website. Admittedly my telephone number is a VoIP number which I can dispense with by not keeping it in credit and my @flintshire.gov.uk email address is only there whilst I am a Councillor.  Strangely(?) MPs do not have to give their similar details either on the the members.parliament.uk website. The MP's Nomination Paper has the option "I require my home address not to be made public"

    Clive

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    As far as I am concerned, Social Media is the work of the Devil!


    Regarding shops etc asking for your email address, although I don't routinely do it, if you have your own domain name or indeed set one up for this explicit purpose, you can allocate each email address questioner with their own unique email address. So for example if I was asked in B&Q for my email address, I could give out b&q@ancient-mariner.co.uk etc, then if I start getting spam to that address I know where it came from. I have heard of people who formally advise those that they give out their email address to that it explicit to the contract that their details including this email address are not passed on, sold or used for advertising matter under pain of being sued for breach of contract!


    One thing that I will not give out, is my mobile phone number.


    As a County Councillor, I have to accept that my name, home address, photograph, telephone number and email address will be shown on Flintshire County  Council's website. Admittedly my telephone number is a VoIP number which I can dispense with by not keeping it in credit and my @flintshire.gov.uk email address is only there whilst I am a Councillor.  Strangely(?) MPs do not have to give their similar details either on the the members.parliament.uk website. The MP's Nomination Paper has the option "I require my home address not to be made public"

    Clive

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