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Comment by 63stack

2 days ago

Example does not fit, when cash was introduced electronic money transfer was not an option.

Health insurance being digitalised and encrypted on the insurance card in a decentralised way?

Many e-IDs in many countries?

  • I didn't know about e-IDs in other countries, but in Scandinavia (at least in Norway and Sweden, but I know the same system is used in Denmark as well) they are very much tied to your personal number which uniquely identifies you. Healthcare data is also not encrypted.

    • Well the e-ID is an ID, so to the government it's tied to a person. But I know that in multiple countries it's possible to use the e-ID to only share the information necessary with the receiver in a way that the government cannot track. Typically, share only the fact that you are 18+ without sharing your name or birthday, and without the government being able to track where you shared that fact.

      This is privacy-preserving and modern.