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> was there ever a _single_ occasion I don't know where you live, but in my case, many. Beginning with the fact that I can buy groceries with cash.

• 63stack 1y ago
  Example does not fit, when cash was introduced electronic money transfer was not an option.
  • palata 1y ago
    Health insurance being digitalised and encrypted on the insurance card in a decentralised way? Many e-IDs in many countries?
    • 63stack 1y ago
      I didn't know about e-IDs in other countries, but in Scandinavia (at least in Norway and Sweden, but I know the same system is used in Denmark as well) they are very much tied to your personal number which uniquely identifies you. Healthcare data is also not encrypted.
      • palata 1y ago
        Well the e-ID is an ID, so to the government it's tied to a person. But I know that in multiple countries it's possible to use the e-ID to only share the information necessary with the receiver in a way that the government cannot track. Typically, share only the fact that you are 18+ without sharing your name or birthday, and without the government being able to track where you shared that fact. This is privacy-preserving and modern.