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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by mongol on Sunday March 07, 2021 @05:23PM (#26380370)
Actually, we have several. BankID is the most well known, but there is also Freja eID.
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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by kalleboo on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:27AM (#26382794)
Right, the government just legislated standards for what can legally be considered e-ID, and its up to the market to implement it as they wish. Nothing is stopping anyone from developing and launching an open ID platform.
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