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  • tau@aussie.zoneEnglish
    141·
    1 year ago

    I’d be happy to reduce the amount of times I have to deal with providing multiple forms of ID, particularly the insanity of having to get copies certified for places that then expect you to email a image of said copies (therefore defeating the whole point of a certified copy).

    I am dubious that a digital ID will actually end up making things easier though, I give it pretty good odds that it’ll just be an additional hoop to jump through. I also have reservations about what happens when the digital IDs are compromised, because that’ll happen at some point no matter how secure the system is claimed to be.

    Edit: Relevant XKCD

    • Nath@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 year ago

      I also thought immediately of that xkcd. I’m glad you posted it.

      I’d like an explanation of what this ID would entail and what problem it solves. At the moment with MyGov, I control my ID. I tell them my email address or phone number. Things I can change. Different government agencies can link into my MyGov ID. I think this system works well.

      I don’t know what is wrong with the status quo. So, I am not informed enough to argue for/against some other ID.