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I am very skeptical of digital IDs and digitization in general. I have a feeling it will lead to violation of privacy and an increase in government surveillance
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
I am very skeptical of digital IDs and digitization in general. I have a feeling it will lead to violation of privacy and an increase in government surveillance and control. Why do people welcome this?
- lurking_swe 2y agothe implementation seems quite reasonable to me. i’m not sure how this is any different than carrying your physical ID when going through TSA security? https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/15/apple-strict-terms-on-us-states-digital-ids/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/15/apple-strict-terms-on-u... i suppose you could in theory imagine a future where apps “require” you to supply this to access some service online? is that the fear? Just FYI some financial apps already require you to take a picture with your drivers license and upload it as part of KYC and other requirements. Having an official way to validate this seems better than entrusting that data with private companies, no?
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoI fear things like needing to scan IDs everywhere (like public transit) and then having your ID revoked for whatever reason (political, financial, whatever). If you look at China, you can see how digitization has been abused to infiltrate and control daily things.
- lurking_swe 2y agogot it. i mean, what’s to say a physical ID cant be black listed today…nothing stopping them from creating a black list of ID numbers. Would be trivial to do from the governments perspective. (i’m putting on my black mirror hat so to speak)
- Spooky23 2y agoIt’s better. Why does a bouncer at a bar need to know where I live? With digital id, presentation can be as simple as a green light.