Re:Official Mastodon server of the Dutch government
by xorcist on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @06:08PM
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Anything resembling a modern society is built on identity.
How would you access a bank account anonymously?
How would you file your taxes anonymously?
Get an education? Acquire (legal) drugs? Buy a house? Travel abroad (and back again)?
Most countries have a way to provide identity to provide the above services. Passports are an internationally federated system, but there is no equivalent for digital signatures.
This is a problem when you want to study or work abroad, or receive pension from abroad, or any of a dozen other real world situations that regularly causes headaches for normal people.
Re:Official Mastodon server of the Dutch government
by nemo44x on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:57AM
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It already exists if you need the IRS or if you want to buy/sell treasuries. We don’t need an identity that spans the internet. It will become compelled eventually.
How would you access a bank account anonymously?
How would you file your taxes anonymously?
Get an education? Acquire (legal) drugs? Buy a house? Travel abroad (and back again)?
Most countries have a way to provide identity to provide the above services. Passports are an internationally federated system, but there is no equivalent for digital signatures.
This is a problem when you want to study or work abroad, or receive pension from abroad, or any of a dozen other real world situations that regularly causes headaches for normal people.