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The Finnish company Jolla is back with the Linux-powered Jolla Phone. Itโ€™s being positioned as an antidote to the US-dominated smartphone status quo of Android and iOS.

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[โ€“] Tattorack@lemmy.world 35 points 17 hours ago (15 children)

With Motorola going with GrapheneOS and Jolla coming back with a Linux phone, I wonder how Denmark will react. Will the Danish government make versions of Mit ID for these operating systems?

For those who don't know, "nemkonto" is a centralised digital ID system in the Danish government to which all your things are tied. You use a security app called "Mit ID" to log into places that make use of your personal information.

Your bank requires your Mit ID, your doctor requires your Mit ID, your ISP requires your Mit ID. Every time you log into anything remotely official you are required to log in with Mit ID.

On Android it requires Google's security services and a locked down phone to function. So rooting is not an option, as it takes away your ability to use your phone to simply... Exist... As a citizen.

You can get a code key device from the Kommune, but you can only use that to log into things through the Web browser of your PC. On your phone you are required to use the app, and if thr app doesn't work then you're simply not logging in. Something as basic as checking your bank balance becomes a major annoyance.

[โ€“] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 13 hours ago

That sounds so dystopian and yet so many governments are moving towards similar ideas.

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