Digital autonomy (remote work, borderless services) depends on ever tighter identity checks and classification—logins, KYC, device fingerprints, and ratings. The more 'sovereign' the individual appears, the more they are sorted, scored, and gated by private systems.
— This reframes liberty in the platform age as contingent on who controls identity and scoring infrastructure, not just on state-granted rights.
Marion Fourcade & Kieran Healy
2025.08.21
100% relevant
The essay’s line 'the promise of emancipation is made possible by classifying everything' and its 'Authenticate thyself' framing around digital nomads.
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