I just dont buy the argument that it would be that expensive for the governments to provide certified keychain fobs that provide hardware based identification.

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wqaatwt 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That was an option for the past 15+ tears at least in some EU countries. Its just not very convenient (garbage tier software they bought didn’t help either).

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nradov 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's pretty expensive to deal with all of the technical support and identity verification work when people lose their devices and need to have credentials reset.

	▲	deaux an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's even more expensive to have your country's digital ID held hostage by the US or its big tech players.
	▲	lokar 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		How do the apps bootstrap identity? Do they just use Apple/google (that seems really bad), or do they have you do some verification and input a token into the app somehow?