End of September, Switzerland will vote for E-ID. A big threat for our privacy as it will widely used for tons of new use cases.

Behind the government pitch of an “open source project, completely optional” hides big tech industry… Which will make it mandatory to access their services.

What are your thoughts on that ?

#Switzerland #Privacymatters

  • ryannathans@aussie.zone
    122·
    21 hours ago

    Mm yes the law, a thing that can never be changed, that big tech definitely doesn’t have power to influence, and a concept that other countries definitely won’t be “inspired” by

    • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
      5·
      14 hours ago

      Switserland is quite unique. They have referenda for big changes and are pretty conservative. Besides from that, they’re all armed and battle ready ;-)

    • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
      72·
      15 hours ago

      In Switzerland, any law changes can be prevented by a referendum

      So, no, in Switzerland, the law can not just be changed.

      • harfang@slrpnk.netOP
        32·
        14 hours ago

        “Can be”, we know that citizens do not have criticism sense for technologies matters

        • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
          4·
          12 hours ago

          Yes, but the e-ID won’t change that.

          If no e-ID is existent, you’ll have to upload a scan of your real world ID instead, with all unneeded data included.

          • harfang@slrpnk.netOP
            1·
            9 hours ago

            I use my ID maybe 1x per year at the moment.

            The ides of EID is to make it usable to access commons services such are bank, streaming, alcohol shop, sex shop and many else…which will make is use in many context where is unused at the moment.

            • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
              2·
              8 hours ago

              You need to verify age for all these services already, if you offer those. (Except 18+ streaming).

              E-ID will not changed those laws.

              And if you don’t use these services now, you will not need E-ID then. (Except 18+ streaming)

              And if e-ID is declined by the people of Switzerland, you will have to upload ID for 18+ streaming. This law is already thought and can only be stopped with a new initiative.