Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅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
Tom@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.
AnnaAntifa@AnnaAntifa @pojntfx that's a hack. It only works as long as Google doesn't block it. Even the "anonymous" mode uses a Google account (from a shared pool of dummy account) to connect to the Google servers.
It shouldn't be needed.
And how does it works for lambda users? How will it work after Google restrict side loading of apps? Only teck savvy users are and will be able to do it. Privacy and freedom should be the default, accessible to all, and not an option, reserved to some elites.
It shouldn't be needed.
And how does it works for lambda users? How will it work after Google restrict side loading of apps? Only teck savvy users are and will be able to do it. Privacy and freedom should be the default, accessible to all, and not an option, reserved to some elites.
@AnnaAntifa @pojntfx well, if they can't respect the EU law, they shouldn't be allowed in Europe.