Comment by ori_b

Comment by ori_b 21 hours ago

3 replies

> How is it a permission system? It's a way to prove your identity safely, online.

Can someone revoke your ability to prove your identity? To pick an example, say, the far right wins an election and decides that trans people need to go back to their birth genders, and revokes the validity for the identifiers of anyone that has transitioned.

vablings 21 hours ago

This has already happened without digital ID ?

  • ori_b 20 hours ago

    Sounds like a wonderful argument for centralizing it and making it a single button that a bureaucrat has to push.

    • expedition32 17 hours ago

      We have a democratic system in place that decides what the government looks like.

      If you live in a country that runs the risk of being captured by fascists or religious fanatics digital ID is the least of your problem.