• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    3 days ago

    I’ve had to research digital ID backend architecture in depth, and I’ll be honest, the digital ID itself isn’t the problem. If anything it’s more sane and efficient, and certainly doesn’t add any more data than you’ve already given the government. What ELSE do expect there to be?

    The issue with digital IDs is how they’re used by vendors and websites, and what data from interactions is recorded. If a digital ID system used a third-party audited Zero Knowledge Proof system, it would actually be better than the unholy mess we have now with every service scrounging for your data and face.

    But, the day a government does a tech thing right on the first try is the same day I sprout wings from my ass and fly away.