From The world is entering an era where identity is no longer a matter of personal relationships, lived experience, or even paperwork. Increasingly, it is reduced to biometric scans, algorithmic ve…
  • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Identity hasn’t been a matter of personal relationships for 75 years. The government has been giving your a number and told you that you’re only the name on a list for generations.

    I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, the digital ID isn’t the problem, it’s how the government allows third parties to use it that’s the problem.

    Estonia has been using digital IDs for almost a decade, but where is your indignation at “don’t let us become Estonia!”? There is none, because y’all are ignorant and this whole class of panic is incorrectly attributed to the wrong things to be worried about.

      • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        20 days ago

        The short version is a government needs an audited open source Zero Knowledge Proof system. Nothing new, nothing complicated.

          • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
            1·
            20 days ago

            That it’s an opportunity for a graft-oriented surveillance state to contract out to the lowest morals bidder, who will only provide a poorly made system that will store data and be generally terrible for privacy so they can subsidize costs by selling data to advertising companies.

            But whether or not that happens depends on your politicians. So there’s your panic potential.