And Europe can get things done if it wants to. Ariane had reached 50% of commercial GTO launches in 2010.
...the Arianespace consortium "all but invented the commercial launch business in the 1980s" principally "by ignoring U.S. government assurances that the reusable U.S. space shuttle would make expendable launch vehicles like Ariane obsolete.
If you’re talking about device attestation, I see no particular way in which the technology is locked down to Google/Apple. Another phone/OS manufacturer could implement the same mechanism.
We have a mobile OS duopoly. There is nothing that can replace it in any forseeable future. Remote attestation is deeply anti-competitive, and also is exactly the mechanism used to ensure it stays this way.
I see this as a chicken and egg issue. Small competitors like SailfishOS and GrapheneOS already face the challenge of having a comparatively minuscule customer base.
The way the EU and some other countries approach issues like this is to consider Apple and Google regulated monopolies. They must allow alternative app stores and follow other rules that normal non-monopoly businesses don’t have to follow.
There’s nothing about device attestation that is any more or less challenging than their status quo predicament.
> The national [EU Digital Identity] Wallet does not need an account/login. Users can use the wallet without creating any account/login. Independently of this, the App Store and Google Play Store require an account for the user to install any application.
My original comment has proven extremely controversial, pingponging +-5 votes. I understand the truth is upsetting. However, perhaps our friendly irritated Europeans might rather direct that ire at the people selling out their countries and not the messenger who points out reality?
> The national EUDI Wallet does not need an account/login.
This is a straight lie.
> Users can use the wallet without creating any account/login. Independently of this, the App Store and Google Play Store require an account for the user to install any application.
This is not "independent". Their security architecture depends on this.
> We are aware that some users prefer alternative distribution methods. These are being looked into. Any such approach must meet the required security standards and must not compromise the integrity of the EUDI Wallet.
Their whole botched security architecture relies on remote attestation using Google Play Integrity and the Apple equivalent.
And they lie straight in our face.
Of course the whole regulation was at least in Germany supported and influenced by people in a pseudo public research institute who then immediately founded the spin-off for-profit startup which got awarded the app development. It is unclear to me how deep that appearance of corruption goes, what part of the EU is in on it, and what part is just too naive.
They are:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/network-providers/europes-m...
And Europe can get things done if it wants to. Ariane had reached 50% of commercial GTO launches in 2010.
...the Arianespace consortium "all but invented the commercial launch business in the 1980s" principally "by ignoring U.S. government assurances that the reusable U.S. space shuttle would make expendable launch vehicles like Ariane obsolete.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competitio...
SpaceX has disrupted that, but once the innovation is out there it can be replicated.
They are not yet. They're TALKING about replacing it. Far from doing anything.
There is also Eutelsat Web with > 600 satellites in place.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat_OneWeb
And Iris2, with launches to commence in 2029:
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space/iris2-s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS²
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If you’re talking about device attestation, I see no particular way in which the technology is locked down to Google/Apple. Another phone/OS manufacturer could implement the same mechanism.
We have a mobile OS duopoly. There is nothing that can replace it in any forseeable future. Remote attestation is deeply anti-competitive, and also is exactly the mechanism used to ensure it stays this way.
I see this as a chicken and egg issue. Small competitors like SailfishOS and GrapheneOS already face the challenge of having a comparatively minuscule customer base.
The way the EU and some other countries approach issues like this is to consider Apple and Google regulated monopolies. They must allow alternative app stores and follow other rules that normal non-monopoly businesses don’t have to follow.
There’s nothing about device attestation that is any more or less challenging than their status quo predicament.
Somewhat related, on the HN home page today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217495
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> Europe is too busy mandating that every citizen use a Google or Apple phone for digital ID
Total fiction.
https://eudi-wallet.gov.de/en/faq?utm
> Do I need a Google or Apple account?
> The national [EU Digital Identity] Wallet does not need an account/login. Users can use the wallet without creating any account/login. Independently of this, the App Store and Google Play Store require an account for the user to install any application.
My original comment has proven extremely controversial, pingponging +-5 votes. I understand the truth is upsetting. However, perhaps our friendly irritated Europeans might rather direct that ire at the people selling out their countries and not the messenger who points out reality?
Right there in the FAQ:
> DO I HAVE TO USE THE STATE EUDI WALLET?
> No, use is voluntary and free of charge.
Your comment is controversial because you’re willfully misrepresenting fact.
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> I understand the truth is upsetting
To you, for sure.
Your quote fails to corroborate your claim.
yeah this is a bullshit excuse:
> The national EUDI Wallet does not need an account/login.
This is a straight lie.
> Users can use the wallet without creating any account/login. Independently of this, the App Store and Google Play Store require an account for the user to install any application.
This is not "independent". Their security architecture depends on this.
> We are aware that some users prefer alternative distribution methods. These are being looked into. Any such approach must meet the required security standards and must not compromise the integrity of the EUDI Wallet.
Their whole botched security architecture relies on remote attestation using Google Play Integrity and the Apple equivalent. And they lie straight in our face.
Of course the whole regulation was at least in Germany supported and influenced by people in a pseudo public research institute who then immediately founded the spin-off for-profit startup which got awarded the app development. It is unclear to me how deep that appearance of corruption goes, what part of the EU is in on it, and what part is just too naive.
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