Weekly Weigh-in #2 – IPv6 replaces SSN – The true human network

The Weekly Weigh-In is back with our Independence Day special.

Imagine a world where everybody the world over is assigned a unique confidential IPv6 address instead of a country specific identifier like a social security number? If you marry this thought with a scenario where all our data is stored in an encrypted format online (part of the decryption process should include a 3-way authentication handshake with the data owner’s IPv6 address), such that PCs, handhelds, surface computers etc simply become intelligent browsers interfaces to a 3-dimensional internet where our web-based “hard-drives” reside.

What you get is a world where we all effectively become an extension of the Internet thereby making it possible for us to access all our media, photos, music, videos, playlist, medical, academic and financial records etc online from anywhere in the world. Imagine being able to rent a car while on vacation in Tokyo, assign the car your IP address to grant you on-the-go Internet access, download your playlist through the car’s interface, log into your home IP-CCTV cameras in San Francisco to see if your neighbor is watering your plants as promised, pay your bills, drive to a dentist in Tokyo, who simply accesses your dental records online before proceeding with your scaling and polishing et cetera.

One world, one IP, seamless applications. I’d love to hear your thoughts regarding additional possible uses and concerns.

Happy 4th of July to our US audience and remember to party like rock stars!

-Peter Alfred-Adekeye