In addition to the requesting party information about your activity can be sent to other parties for your safety.

Note that the drivers license is actually worse because you cannot scope what information you present to the requester.

How many ways can you slice a cake?

The point is that the more identifiable information that the monopoly on violence has the easier it is for something, anything really, to be used against you should your tribal affiliation conflict with the ruling party.

This is like politics 101

At least where I live, there's no extra information being gathered. The only difference is that I no longer have to physically go somewhere to deal with that information, because I can sign in to government services online.

Information that was previously in paper form and scattered across various bureaus is now being digitised and centralised, but that's orthogonal to "digital ID"!

Centralized consolidation of PII IS THE RISK

Yes, but that means digital ID isn't the thing to complain about.

Both. Digital ID is so threatening it would require a perfect organization

Much like all technologies they have social impact at their roots and have to be evaluated together

I don't see how that's the case for digital ID by itself. I'm also pretty sure that we can analyse the impact of a single technology without also blaming it for the downsides of other, distinct policies.

Sounds more like crack addict conspiracy theories 101 tbh

"Hey now guys we just voted this law, now you need to use your BankID to login to your phone the first time. Because, think of the children! And well, if you have pictures we deem forbidden, you'll be reported."

Once the infrastructure for mass surveillance is available, States are tempted to use it.

Also even if it may be ok in Sweden for cultural reasons, the rest of the world unfortunately isn't (but can enjoy private washing machines in exchange).