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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by elric on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:32AM (#27352212)
> I don't expect my government to spend time and money to support all fringe cases like smartphones that don't run iOS or Android.

I expect my government to create solutions that work for everyone. Including "fringe cases". Including people in poverty. The marginalised. The contrarians. The smartphoneless. Everyone.

Edit: and I especially expect them not to further the de-facto duopoly of Google & Apple.

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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by JW_00000 on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:20AM (#27353391)
Note that itsme is not a requirement for anything, so the smartphoneless still have alternatives available. To file your taxes in Belgium, you have the option to file on paper, or online by logging in through one of: eID reader, itsme, 2FA using an app (e.g. Google Auth, Authy), e-mail, text message, or a EU-wide ID system. Who exactly is being excluded here? Also, which other smartphone OSes do you expect them to support?
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