The EU Has Introduced a New ‘Digital’ ID. Here’s What It Means for You. [politico.eu] The EU’s “digital” ID (an app to prove identity online) plan raises privacy concerns: “[it] could allow the private sector to better access people’s government-certified information, actually strengthening the likes of Facebook and Google and the targeted advertising industry. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-europe-digital-id/
WHY? Oh menno
@carsten@yarn.zn80.net I think I’ve always maintained this; Any kind of so-called “Digital ID” really should be held by the owner. not some random “cloud” service (not even a Government one)
think about how you present ID today…
@carsten@yarn.zn80.net … why am I hearing about this through twtxt? No mention about this anywhere in the news. 🤔
@movq@www.uninformativ.de I do not know that. It is going on since 2020 https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en and this one is a GREAT title https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2022/may/is-the-eu-undergoing-a-chinafication-brussels-will-be-rolling-out-a-new-digital-identity-nbsp - creepy though