Are the both of you generalizing how national IDs and digital IDs are implemented across the world?
Depends on which you mean. Germany E-ID and Austria E-ID? Yes
I’m sure you are aware that government and business hacks literally happen every day in rich and poor countries.
And it also happens without the E-ID and the E-ID also doesn’t bring more data with it.
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
I also read the white paper to the Swiss E-ID now and it’s not like the E-ID from the EU, Germany or Austria. It is also not a IDP, its only purpose it age verification as far as I can tell.
So we should separate swiss E-ID and all other E-IDs (IDP).
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.
You don’t need to apologize. I just want to make clear that, I reject online age verification like in the UK or Australia.
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.
I only wrote about the online age verification like in the UK and Australia, not about physical age verification for alcohol a such things. You got a point here.
But why can’t you just show your normal ID, instead of the digital one. Since the E-ID would only be optional in my standpoint?
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.
Then it was a mistake be mine, I thought you only linked the video.