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If you had to provide gov ID to use your phone, what would you use? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by unicornBro@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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At this point, I think I'd switch to a flip phone.

Maybe I'd use Signal from my desktop and my contacts might actually download and use it .

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[–] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Excuse me if I am doubtful lol.

Nearly every country requires an ID. 80% of Europe or so, nearly all of Asia including China and India, all but 1 country in Africa, Australia, many/most countries in the Americas.

It is going to end up like seatbelts and surveillance in America. Tons of complaining and bitching and grand threats, but everyone immediately capitulating and putting up no resistance. That is just how humans are I think and this is a lot less of a deal than other surveillance being done daily (as long as encrypted messaging stands) since you are completely fingerprinted on your phone anyway and your identity is widely tied to your browsers and apps and google/apple accounts.

[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I believe you are right. In your doubtfulness. In general I mean, IDK about the person you were replying to, they could be an exception.

I think at most we'd see a very few holdouts. Almost everyone will go along. As you say, using a phone already ties it to you, for most ppl. There's a GPS track that stays in your home every night, and goes to your work every day. Fingerprinted browers that log into your accounts. A whole social graph map.

However. It's still a backward step, IMO. Today, it is possible, VERY difficult but possible, to use a smartphone anonymously. You have to be VERY careful. Faraday pouch 100% of the time it's near your house, lots of extreme steps like so. If the new FCC rules go info effect tho, it'll be almost impossible b/c the carrier just won't give you service unless you gave a photo ID.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 1 points 6 days ago

excused!