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by userbinator 41 days ago
It's a "solved problem" that didn't ever need solving in the first place.
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Preserving privacy within a rule based democracy is important to me.

This is the foundational tool for 450 million EU citizens, so I think is very important.

We likely have different interests.

Buying alcohol online without having to show a website or a delivery driver my social security number is a challenge that needs solving. Same with picking up expensive parcels from package drop-off points in my country.

You can debate whether setting up such a system for things like social media is a necessity or desired in the first place, but being able to show someone a QR code that verifies my name and age without exposing all kinds of other details about me is extremely useful.