> the social security number [..] contains verbatim the date of birth and sex (and city of birth) of the citizen
Italy does that, as I understand it is meant to be easier to remember and it was created in a time where thing were very different. I agree that it poses issues now, but at least it makes clear that the code is not supposed to be a password.
I'm Norwegian and I also trust the government in most cases.
But I agree there are several European governments I would not trust.
Re:GDPR After One Year
by hdfbdtbcdg on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:48AM
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Really? Even after they tried to bring in mass surveillance only a couple of months ago? Even when they want to give double prison sentences to people who live in certain areas?
As a foreigner living there you might be less trusting as well. They are constantly changing the rules to make it harder for legal residents to settle.
Yep, UK here, and I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.
Re:GDPR After One Year
by rootusrootus on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:08PM
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Guessing Denmark, since OP mentioned NemID.
I think it would help to state your nationality, European governments range widely in trust levels from west to east, and there are a lot of governments in there. I wouldn't trust the greek government for a second.
[An example: the social security number (which is given to every doctor/pharmacy/etc) contains verbatim the date of birth and sex of the citizen, and this has been deemed lawful]