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All British adults to require a digital ID 'Brit Card' (news.sky.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by along_the_road@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Hupf@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

And even without that, I prefer a single short range wireless connectivity to a multiband device with very high processing power and multiple sensors and various attack vectors having all my effects consolidated in it.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed. A passive RFID chip, that require an external signal to power itself, is better than a mobile app.