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How do people who don't have a smartphone (they still exist!) manage without digital ID? Is there no analog fallback?
by CalRobert 1y ago
How do people who don't have a smartphone (they still exist!) manage without digital ID? Is there no analog fallback?
- stefanfisk 1y agoIn Sweden you can technically get by with only a psychical ID. But even now when the number of people that only have a physical ID is low getting things done can be hard. Suddenly switching to physical ID only on asocialt wide basis would be comparable to going from almost exclusively shopping online to in-store cash only.
- johnofthesea 1y agoYou don't have kodebrikke in Sweden? Just app?
- willvarfar 1y agoUnfortunately not. I would welcome it.
- stefanfisk 1y agoMost banks supply some sort of hardware auth device. But those are only valid with the bank’s services.
- CalRobert 1y agoGiven that the EU is encouraging disaster preparedness and handling things like extended power outages I really hope they don't make it impossible to function without a charged phone.
- devjab 1y agoEven though it's the same app and ID, there is a bit of a difference between the company ID tied to my digital ID and my private digital ID. You can get a physical code thingie instead of the phone app for private use. To be honest though, the primary reason I have a smartphone is that it's annoying if you don't. Banking, contacting the doctor, buying medicine, dealing with your childrens school, going to the library and so on are all super annoying without apps, and you can't get them without Google Play or Apple.
- CalRobert 1y agoI agree it's annoying, and even though I have a smartphone, I'm annoyed. My kids' school uses a tool that has a web UI but I wonder how long that will last.