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Wasn't aware that a university degree is a requirement to run for president in Turkey. I'm not aware of any other country that does that. edit: Wikipedia actua

by ginko 2y ago

Wasn't aware that a university degree is a requirement to run for president in Turkey. I'm not aware of any other country that does that. edit: Wikipedia actually has a list[1]. Did you know you need to have a bank account to be eligible to become president of France? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_qualifications_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_qualifica...

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Leherenn 2y ago
I googled a bit around because I found the requirement weird, and it's slightly misleading. Candidates need to have a separate bank account for the election, so that it can be monitored (there are various limits to how much funding they can get and so on as far as I understand).
Hackbraten 2y ago
> Did you know you need to have a bank account to be eligible to become president of France? In combination with Europe’s PSD2 directive [0], that effectively means you need to have a Google or Apple account to become President of France. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive
- hyperman1 2y ago
  How do you get from PSD2 to Google/ Apple?
  - Hackbraten 2y ago
    More and more banks have put their money on smartphone apps to implement the 2FA requirement that PSD2 mandates. Turns out that European banks really like that walled-garden thing. Some banks still allow you to use SMS but pressure is mounting to do away with SMS-based 2FA. Other 2FA solutions (e.g. national CAP schemes [0]) are on their way out, too. So are call centers, which used to let you do banking on the phone. In Europe, you are living in increasingly difficult times if you want to do banking unless you happen to own a smartphone running an OS made by Google or Apple, and to be a customer on their respective app store. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program
    - hyperman1 2y ago
      Didn't know that. Thanks. In Belgium, everyone has a card and an authenticator device so the problem doesn't occur.

by ginko 2y ago

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Leherenn 2y ago

I googled a bit around because I found the requirement weird, and it's slightly misleading. Candidates need to have a separate bank account for the election, so that it can be monitored (there are various limits to how much funding they can get and so on as far as I understand).

Hackbraten 2y ago

> Did you know you need to have a bank account to be eligible to become president of France? In combination with Europe’s PSD2 directive [0], that effectively means you need to have a Google or Apple account to become President of France. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive

hyperman1 2y ago
How do you get from PSD2 to Google/ Apple?
- Hackbraten 2y ago
  More and more banks have put their money on smartphone apps to implement the 2FA requirement that PSD2 mandates. Turns out that European banks really like that walled-garden thing. Some banks still allow you to use SMS but pressure is mounting to do away with SMS-based 2FA. Other 2FA solutions (e.g. national CAP schemes [0]) are on their way out, too. So are call centers, which used to let you do banking on the phone. In Europe, you are living in increasingly difficult times if you want to do banking unless you happen to own a smartphone running an OS made by Google or Apple, and to be a customer on their respective app store. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Authentication_Program
  - hyperman1 2y ago
    Didn't know that. Thanks. In Belgium, everyone has a card and an authenticator device so the problem doesn't occur.