eID can go bad really quickly. But if done right it can bring a lot of good.
How do you do it right? Strong privacy laws. Create laws that define sectors, government, finance, health, commerce, and disallow by laws sharing information between these sectors.
Add high compensation with no need to prove damage + poison apple laws and eID will be a force for good
Why is it deemed necessary though. Any totalarian policy or initiate can be argued the same way. Governments caused chaos in the first place and this is the fix.
Necessary? Nothing is really necessary 😄 we just like to be comfortable.
Just like Mises said, all action is aimed to remove discomfort. This eID can make the life easier. And the people who pushing eID are using this to convince people to adopt eID.
We can't convince people that the additional added value isn't worth the risk of government control. It's ha d for people to measure risk.
We can educate people regarding the importance of privacy. If people will push for stringer privacy laws, not only will eID become safe, we will gain greater economical freedom.
Conrad this is an absurd argument. The entire synergy that appeals to govts is the departmental integration. I know this from past lives. You are not spending billions to implement it if you don't get WOG operational efficiencies in return.
I beg to differ
Privacy needs to be fought for constantly despite the temptation and convenience etc of non privacy options
This Ben Franklin quite says it quite well:
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
I am not sure we differ that much.
Privacy is indeed something that needs to be fought for constantly. It is mostly a political battle regarding *laws* and it is fought using *philosophical* reasoning. Not technology.
Technology in itself is neutral. With the right legal framework, backed by the right philosophy, eID can be a force for good.
We should focus on spreading the correct philosophy and less trying to fight technology
