CiaraMar 20

I hope it’s within the spirit of the ’Denmark Switches from Big Tech’ campaign to say what I won't switch from. I will keep using cash and queuing up to pay while exchanging a few words with a fellow human. I will keep using cards, not apps, for public transport. I will keep using code generators to access state services. I pretend it’s to be ethical, but it’s really because I’m lazy. These are simpler to use and you don’t get locked out of them by updates or phone problems.

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Show threadreynirMar 20
@CiaraNi oh interesting that the chip got MitID branding now! Here's mine I ordered on day 1 of MitID launch even though it would be months until I got MitID myself. (I happened to be working with the same technology at the time and could use another device for testing)
Show threadCiaraMar 20
@reynir That is curious. I wonder why it wasn't mitID-branded from the start. I only got the chip last year when there was a push to remind people to have a mitID back-up. It took a bit of persuading for them to accept that I didn't want the app as a back-up, but another physical code generator. It cost a nominal fee, which is fair enough. It came all nicely nestled in to the black box, like jewellery 🙂
Show threadreynirMar 20
@CiaraNi yea, it's odd. Maybe they didn't get a deal in place early enough to get branded devices? So they had to buy unbranded stock?
From a technical point of view it should be possible to have multiple chips as backup, but as far as I understand it's a policy decision to not allow that. Blows my mind frankly.
Show threadCiara
@reynir I couldn't understand why it was an issue either. The Borgerservice staff were, as always, really helpful, but it was clear that their guidelines say 'app app app'. They kept assuming I just didn't know how to use a smartphone and patiently trying to explain to me how to use an app and update a phone. The request to have two physical code generators and no app was so unusual that they rang mitID HQ halfway through negotiations. We all got there in the end 🙂
Mar 20 at 12:00pmWeb