Comment by StopDisinfo910
2 days ago
> their primary purpose is to crack down on the next Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action so for that reason should be opposed.
Could you explain to me how a digital id standard involving a mechanism for zero knowledge proof of identity is supposed to help the government crack down on activists (skipping the fact you are using UK examples for a EU spec)?
Take into account the reality we live in where every communication platform already requires you to provide your phone number and you can't get a phone number without providing an ID the European Union please, not some disconnected threat model.
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