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Fact : what's really behind the Swiss E-ID (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by harfang@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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End of September, Switzerland will vote for E-ID. A big threat for our privacy as it will widely used for tons of new use cases.

Behind the government pitch of an "open source project, completely optional" hides big tech industry... Which will make it mandatory to access their services.

What are your thoughts on that ?

#Switzerland #Privacymatters

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[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You need to verify age for all these services already, if you offer those. (Except 18+ streaming).

E-ID will not changed those laws.

And if you don’t use these services now, you will not need E-ID then. (Except 18+ streaming)

And if e-ID is declined by the people of Switzerland, you will have to upload ID for 18+ streaming. This law is already thought and can only be stopped with a new initiative.

[–] harfang@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why i should show my Is for streaming? Never had to.

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Hahaha, have you even read my comment?

There is a law that will come in effect soon about selling media and games that are age restricted. The seller has to do an age verification. The referendum against it did not get enough signatures. This law will come into effect no matter if e-ID yes or e-ID no. You didn’t have to verify your age yet, because that law is not in effect yet. You will have to upload a picture of your physical ID with unnecessary private data, if e-ID gets not passed. Do you really not understand?

[–] harfang@slrpnk.net 2 points 22 hours ago

That's a trap

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