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by rs186 470 days ago
So kids just memorize their parents' driving license when they don't pay attention, and this is bypassed, just like in the old days.
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No. Kids would need to memorize the private key of their parents id card.
What stops me, a random person, from publishing my private key online for anyone to use?
Common risk awareness, one would hope. What's to stop a random criminal from using that private key to take out a big loan in your name?
I would assume that my private key for pricing my identity to random websites is different than that used to make financial transactions. Why would I ever elect to keep it the same?
I don’t think that’s how a state e-ID works.