https://bmi.usercontent.opencode.de/eudi-wallet/wallet-development-documentation-public/latest/architecture-concept/06-mobile-devices/02-mdvm/

So, it turns out the German implementation of eIDAS (electronic ID wallet for e.g. age attestation) will require an Apple/Google account to function

Absolutely pathetic

If a German citizen gets sanctioned by the US government, once this is implemented (later this year), that means they will no longer be able to be a participating member of German society, e.g. to show their (digital) driver's license to traffic police

I've said it before an I'll say it again: This entire project of identity verification with Apple/Google-account bound mobile devices is going to lead the continent down a dark, dark path into full technological submission to the US

https://mastodon.social/@pojntfx/116345725515845020

A bit of an explanation

@pojntfx Wait, what?!

@pojntfx that Google dependency is unacceptable. That said, there is no reason (other than "they want to") to require a Google account to use the Play store (to download free apps). From a GDPR perspective, that is already a breach of the law, and already should have been fixed.

@tdelmas The whole remote attestation thing should be dropped from the proposal. The rest of it is unfortunate (no ZKs at all, just signed credentials), but the remote attestation part is truly asinine. I have no idea how and why that decision was made. The people behind this are adding a path dependency on Google/Apple on something as simple as showing your ID to buy alcohol.

@pojntfx So Apple/Google can collect your data? And so Trump can shut you down? That is ... not good. That should not be legal.

@pojntfx @tdelmas

What I am always asking myself: The ppl behind this (theoretically) have access to pretty much every expert they want to, how do they still come up with stuff like this?

Same story for so many tech related policy proposals…

Yes, but the tech companies have the ability to pay the right experts to walk by them all day and provide explanations about how this is ok, really.


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@pojntfx stop #appdwang