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TAKE THAT LOOSERS AND CRYBABIES!!11!!1!! (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

Well, yeah, that is the primary purpose, but I don't see how one can effectively have a modern state without Photo ID. I loathe surveillance, but I accept minor infringements upon me that I recognize as necessary for the sake of us all in many areas. Sorry if I'm explaining poorly!

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I envision replacing the state's central ID databases with a federated system of ID verifiers who have trust among each other and who are run by their members democratically. That way you can choose a verifier that you trust to keep your data private but can vouch for your among broader society.

    Very similar to the way the fediverse works. I have my account along one instance, but other instances allow my identity as LibertyLizard to exist as a quasi-account elsewhere so that I can interact with everyone, and so everyone knows I am me. However my true identity does not need to be known for this to work.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I've been thinking along similar lines as this implicitly allows you to have multiple IDs, and for a lot of things it works well, especially if you can choose what attributes to attach to a specific ID, so, for instance, you could gave an ID that says you're over 18, but gives no other information, and a separate one with your name and address.

    Where it falls down is when you need to ensure individuals are only counted once, for instance, when voting. You could have a state ID issuer, but that gets us right back to the original problem.

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