This is a reflection of the fact that we have no good way for someone to digitally prove their identity. Some countries are getting close-ish - Denmark's NemID system, for example, is used by a lot of financial institutions.
However, there remains no easy way to make ad-hoc verifiable statements like 'I am John Smith and I authorise you to send this data to [email protected]'.
Governments, please solve this problem! Essentially: combine NemID with Keybase and build a UI that normal citizens can understand.
However, there remains no easy way to make ad-hoc verifiable statements like 'I am John Smith and I authorise you to send this data to [email protected]'.
Governments, please solve this problem! Essentially: combine NemID with Keybase and build a UI that normal citizens can understand.