[kristofferR]

One fascinating difference between Estonia and Norway is that Norway doesn't have a digital ID card - we instead use a government single sign-on platform for vetted private login provider companies.

The vast majority of people use BankID, a login system run by a consortium of most banks.

It used to require a cumbersome 2FA device, but for the last 5 years it has also been available as a Sim Toolkit App, so most use that now.

The way it works is pretty cool, you just type your SSN in a login form and immediately a popup window with a word based 2FA appears on your phone.

Seems like less of a hassle to just use your phone than the Estonian system with a physical card reader.

[karulont]

In addition to the physical ID card, Estonian system also has MobileID, that uses the SIM toolkit. So there is no hassle with the physical card reader.

And also the newest is SmartID(used by banks), also based on mobile devices, but without requiring a special SIM card.

[kristofferR]

Ah, that's cool, seems like it is pretty similar in practice then.

I find it extremely weird that not every other developed country has implemented similar solutions.

It's a win-win for all parties, both the government, business and the population - making interactions and transactions simpler, cheaper and faster.

[sccxy]

Estonia also uses Mobile-ID and it works same way as you described.

https://e-estonia.com/solutions/e-identity/mobile-id/