Are the both of you generalizing how national IDs and digital IDs are implemented across the world?
Because the idea that they are all safe and trustworthy, or even that most are, is ridiculous.
I’m sure you are aware that government and business hacks literally happen every day in rich and poor countries. I frankly, don’t understand your position. To me, it sounds like you are seduced by the idea of surveillance as convenience.
Thank you for explaining. Based on comments I’ve read on PG, it would seem that Switzerland’s implementation of digital ID will be significantly safer than other implementations I’ve seen proposed. That said, the risk of rules changing and it being misused is still there. There’s a reason why Proton is planning to move most of its infrastructure out of Switzerland. The country that was once a beacon of privacy is becoming no more.
I didn’t say that you said that, I was interpreting your statement that @rmd didn’t seem to understand because it wasn’t very clear. If my interpretation was wrong I apologize.
I strongly disagree.
Using a physical ID in the real world is not the same as using a digital ID online or in the real world. When I physically go to the liquor store, I just present my ID to the teller and that’s it. They don’t keep a record of it. Using a digital ID online means there is a record of it. Same if you upload a photo of your physical ID.
Increasingly in the real world you are required to scan your ID in physical spaces, like for e.g. when you go into a WeWork building.
Would you be comfortable having to upload and share your ID when you buy alcohol from a grocery store online?
I certainly wouldn’t. If countries like the UK are going to force people to share their ID to access “adult” things online, they should be consistent and apply it to grocery stores when you put alcohol or cigarettes in your cart.
Did you know that since the UK adopted ID requirements online people have been asked to share their ID to read Wikipedia, Reddit pages about politics, and listen to rap music on Spotify?
That’s because they get to decide what “adult content” means.
Are you comfortable with that?
What video are you referring to? Is it the one that I shared? If it is, then yes, of course I’ve watched it, and moreover that was just a bonus. It was not the main thing I wanted you to check out. I know that most people don’t like reading, so I shared the short video Big Brother Watch made about national and digital IDs as a teaser.
The thing I wanted you to actually check out is the report they published, Check Point Britain, which is thoroughly researched and 54 pages long.