[bootsmann]

What surveillance capacity? In what way does the spec build surveillance capacity?

[greenavocado]

Mandatory app installation through the mandatory state sanctioned rootkit Google Play store and 4G/5G LTE modems on-chip management engines. And that doesn't even cover the ubiquitous app data partnerships which report your information upstream.

[dzhiurgis]

97% of population is ok with this

[thomasingalls]

Not having a choice is not the same as consent

[dzhiurgis]

But you do have a choice. No one is takin away your physical IDs. But vast majority of population is begging for a safe digital ID solution.

Cash is still mostly accepted while majority of transactions are digital.

[greenavocado]

> vast majority of population is begging for a safe digital ID solution

Absolutely not. The population is fine with the status quo.

[dzhiurgis]

Huh? Maybe in Europe, yes where digital ID has been around for _decades_.

In US tho? You can get SSN of literally everyone and that's somehow enough to ID yourself.