They also pulled this shit durring the lockdowns already, making Ausies actually take a picture of themselves and send it every few hours to prove they were home, and even that didn't get much pushback. And Canadians are still using the ArriveCan app.
If it's all integrated and "easy" after those inconvenient prototypes succeeded, I fear far too many will just go along with it.
And once one country does it, and the field is prepared because sites and services have capitulated and built the final framework, the dominoes will fall far too quickly.
Just like with Digital ID, it will likely be sold not just for "the safety of children" but the replacement for passwords in the same manner as Face ID on phones and tablets.
And yes, when the UK implements this, others will follow - the UK is likely taking the lead to sell this to other countries.
They also pulled this shit durring the lockdowns already, making Ausies actually take a picture of themselves and send it every few hours to prove they were home, and even that didn't get much pushback. And Canadians are still using the ArriveCan app.
If it's all integrated and "easy" after those inconvenient prototypes succeeded, I fear far too many will just go along with it.
And once one country does it, and the field is prepared because sites and services have capitulated and built the final framework, the dominoes will fall far too quickly.
Just like with Digital ID, it will likely be sold not just for "the safety of children" but the replacement for passwords in the same manner as Face ID on phones and tablets.
And yes, when the UK implements this, others will follow - the UK is likely taking the lead to sell this to other countries.
I'm just old enough to remember that "no mandatory government ID! For anything!" was once a conservative talking point in the united states.
Funny what a little promise of convenience, and claims of fixing a system that was intentionally broken, can do to change priorities.