[vladvasiliu]

> Europe requires sms plus a apple/google validated app and stock phone. you can't access most eu or eu commission or local gov services without it.

I haven't interacted with the EU sites other than just looking up random things (so no login required).

But French government services (both national and local) work perfectly on my Firefox/Linux PC without any kind of interaction with my phone. I've never actually tried this, but I don't see why they wouldn't work on any phone browser, stock or otherwise.

I haven't tried them all, obviously, but I'm thinking vehicle registration, voter registration and tax service (both personal and corporate).

They have an SSO scheme, France Connect, which is used for multiple services, so I expect that if it worked for the ones I've used, it'll work for the others, too.

The private sector can be more of a clow show, though, especially some banks.