AndrewRToday I interacted with a government service that requires users to have #myID to use digitally, or alternatively, mail in a letter. They spell out the requirement to have the app installed on an iPhone or Google Play-capable phone.
Of course the devil is in the details. Maybe I can find an Android APK online, maybe I can get that APK to work on my non-Googled phone if it doesn't rely on Google Play Services, and maybe I won't be subject to a supply chain attack in the process.
IMO it's a really concerning direction for government departments to require Google or Apple accounts for digital interaction. Real standards are company-neutral. The government need to embrace the free and open web and related standards instead of operating exclusively in the walled gardens of Big Tech.