• DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Yeah in Australia we have an app used to identify yourself to government websites, called mygovid. It only works on phones. You need it. You can’t even install your grandma’s id on your own phone because then you’d lose yours.

    “It’ll be fine, 99% of people have phones” is a dumb idea when everyone needs it.

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      1 year ago

      Why even have a license or photo ID then, if they’re relying so heavily on phones for identifying people?

      And if THATS the case, why isn’t everyone just GIVEN a government issued phone??

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        1 year ago

        I license is for physical I’d. MyGovId is for digital ID.

        That said, some states of Australia let you keep your drivers license on your phone now.