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

  • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
    4·
    14 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·
      11 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·
        11 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.

          • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
            1·
            40 minutes ago

            Hahaha, have you even read my comment?

            There is a law that will come in effect soon about selling media and games that are age restricted. The seller has to do an age verification. The referendum against it did not get enough signatures. This law will come into effect no matter if e-ID yes or e-ID no. You didn’t have to verify your age yet, because that law is not in effect yet. You will have to upload a picture of your physical ID with unnecessary private data, if e-ID gets not passed. Do you really not understand?