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You replied after I had updated the comment to provide said evidence. Adding to what I said earlier, this isn't even an app that any EU member state will use.
by lern_too_spel 1y ago
You replied after I had updated the comment to provide said evidence.
Adding to what I said earlier, this isn't even an app that any EU member state will use. It's just a PoC, as it says in the README. https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android...
Unfortunately for the authors, the pitch forks are already out, and the mob is on the march. It's too bad that HN is contributing to it.
- antonvs 1y agoIt's good that there are strong reactions to dystopian work like this. It's solving a problem that doesn't need to be solved using a solution that's fraught with risks. The authors chose to spend their time helping governments censor information, removing choice from individuals, and the solution they choose to work on is a bad one. Any criticism they receive is well-deserved.
- lern_too_spel 1y agoThere are already age check requirements to do things like buy liquor online. Today, that requires uploading your ID, so the service provider gets a lot more information than just that you're above a certain age. The existence of this new way to prove your age without giving away a bunch of other information does not "[help] governments censor information" in any reasonable way.