Imagine if Internet service providers were required by governments to implement KYC for every connection?
There are already visible signs: proposals for "Digital ID for Internet Access" in the EU, India, and some Gulf countries.
The public rationale is often "security" or "fighting cybercrime." However, the real effect is to link civil identity and online activity, erasing anonymity as a possibility.
If KYC becomes a requirement for connecting, internet access would cease to be a service for individuals and become a conditional service for the State, revocable with a click.
This topic is included in the book I'm writing: Understanding The Information Age: The Sovereign Individual.
What could the sovereign individual do to protect his autonomy, privacy, and freedom?
There will be proposals in my book.