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I imagine something like an optional whitelist feature showing parent and associated child accounts. It would be a list people could check. It would be up to front ends to create a badge if they want.

(BETA) The ANONYMOUS_LOGIN scope request returns a unique ID for the user but no other identifying information. Though not shared, users must still have a verified phone number and email address to complete an anonymous login request. The intent of this scope request is to enable the creation of secure and anonymous user accounts that are still backed by a unique Civic ID.

https://docs.civic.com/#CivicHostedServices

It is possible to spoof a phone and email, but a serious pain compared to just getting an anon Hive account. Civic also has full out kyc, but I'm not sure if that can be pulled in the anon id, or if it is free. But if it is practical 2 levels of white list could be done.

You could still have all your family members sign up, but its a step in the right direction to prevent abuse.

Instances of public id verification could also be offered to those who desire it for whatever reason (solicitng donations, famous person, Social media integration, etc)

I am hoping that in the future, there would be a decentralized verification process that protects users from "official" tracking but still allows for web of trust process. I think it is ridiculous that some individuals have hundreds and thousands of accounts. I understand a few alts, but unverified alts could have some limitation.

Yeah, I don't think anyone wants a foolproof surveillance system, besides there will always be ways around it. Trust is the most important.

I can see it as a positive for certain communities or curation groups. We also have things like anon rambles for people who still want to rant and rave without any consequences.

We also have things like anon rambles for people who still want to rant and rave without any consequences.

I haven't tried it yet, is it good?