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.
It sure would suck if the government had information on your driving license and passport already, so that they could identify you, or that you carry around a mini GPS beacon in your pocket, allowing you to be tracked as long as there is signal…
What a nightmare that would be
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Fortunately, you can regulate your access to your ID by using one of these:
Yes, if the government was sane and allowed a physical card as an alternative/backup, but the UK gov wants to make it digital only.
