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The author proposes that we must significantly improve how we authenticate ourselves on various computer systems to address growing security and privacy threats. As part of that process, we must adopt an identity metasystem that relies on in-person proofing and the passing of identity claims (such as claims about name, age, residency, or any other identity attribute). When people and organizations...