Re:The paper passport is dying
by hilux on Friday December 27, 2024 @09:46PM
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> That means that revocation is harder, but IMO that’s a tradeoff that is worth making to avoid another Windrush scandal.
I don't think the UK (Or US, other other European) government are too torn up about the possibility of another Windrush scandal.
But I generally agree with you. A physical passport offers a degree of psychological and real "security" that the promise of some cloud-hosted credential absolutely does not.
As a minor aside, I (US citizen) was once able to able to enter the US (at Toronto Pearson airport) despite having left my passport in some hotel. I just told the stern American guy "Yo soy American." Apparently they have ways of telling.
I don't think the UK (Or US, other other European) government are too torn up about the possibility of another Windrush scandal.
But I generally agree with you. A physical passport offers a degree of psychological and real "security" that the promise of some cloud-hosted credential absolutely does not.
As a minor aside, I (US citizen) was once able to able to enter the US (at Toronto Pearson airport) despite having left my passport in some hotel. I just told the stern American guy "Yo soy American." Apparently they have ways of telling.