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this talk was pretty interesting and scary at ccc https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12004-please_identify_yourself https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12004-please_identify_y

• nonrandomstring 3y ago
  Privacy was only one of the issues mentioned in that talk alongside exclusion/lockout, racism, compulsion or choice. The subtext seemed to be that the Indian project was reckless, violated multiple rights, and revealed multiple problems, whereas the European version observed UDHR and ECHR definitions of "right to privacy" and much more. In summary the Euro ID schedule is much more cautious. Resilience is a real problem in my view. When these systems go tits-up - and they will go spectacularly tits-up as biosciences and AI advance - the lack of alternatives like RFID cards, papers, trusted notaries etc will have a colossal impact. The danger is not the idea of legibility for digital governance (we already have that) but the blind, gushing enthusiasm to build one centralised system around singular technologies.
  • BlueTemplar 3y ago
    Yeah. > Vietnam’s future identity cards will incorporate the functions of health insurance cards, social insurance books, driver's licenses, birth certificates, and marriage certificates, as defined by the amendment. The project of digital file-sharing across administrations, all being tied to a single social security number, became a scandal and was made illegal for a reason !