• TCB13@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    In the case of US gov., they’ve been caught repeatedly selling taxpayer info for money. THAT is the problem.

    Yes, this is a problem but I don’t think that you can fix it by making it harder to identify people… Because that also increases identity theft, general criminal behavior, make you unable exert other rights etc.

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      6 months ago

      You can decrease identity theft by actually creating a not-shitty verification system. Things like SSN and DL #s are required too often, then stored insecurely so all that info leaks, THATS what causes ID theft.

      I can’t even address “general criminal behavior” because that’s obscenely general description. If your insinuation is something about encrypted communication, the US government has demonstrated why we need things like that time and time again.

      make you unable exert other rights etc.

      Again, incredibly generic.

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        6 months ago

        Yes, a “non shitty verification system” like what EU countries do. Want to validate your identity? Sure show your ID card with a photo and smart card, insert into a smart card reader and the person can attest your identity against the info there. Same goes for using those cards to make signature forging a thing of the past.