Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b...
by throwaway473825 on Sunday March 07, 2021 @06:23PM
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There's an important distinction between the systems in Sweden and Denmark. In Denmark, you don't need to have a relationship with a private bank to get NemID. The government also provides it.
In Sweden, you are absolutely reliant on private banks. This gives those select few banks a position of power which they can - and do - abuse.
I love my country but the continuing parceling out of everything to private companies has been greatly negative to many public services. See, as an example, the DOT syndicate, which has made it prohibitively expensive to commute via public transit (why in God's name is it cheaper to travel to Germany than take a train from Copenhagen to Odense?) or the bridge to Sweden we're still paying truly insane toll fees for despite having paid for its construction years ago.