Suppose we jump off the deep end and write the law, probably a Constitutional amendment, asserting that people have a legal fundamental right to anonymity, perhaps as a corollary to a fundamental right to privacy. This is a radical change from the status quo.
Skip, for now, whether such a right is good for society. The problem is how to write this thing assuming it is a good idea. What is anonymity?
The general idea is the government cannot demand identification, or even seek to record, identify, or catalogue people in the absence of a crime and warrant.
Or, I think that is the general idea. How should it be codified? Can anarchy be prevented?
There is no such thing as your official legal name. Nor a government issued ID card.
Printers with yellow dots
CCTV cameras and sound recorders.
Multiple forms of identification needed for a PO Box (PS form 1093).
IP addresses on the internet
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