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This "identity wallet" is such a hostile idea, require identification for everything instead of thinking about how to remove identification (for example, allow anonymous banking, traveling).

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Wait until you find out that in some places in the EU it's a crime to not carry a physical ID on your person when you leave the house.

Is it just me, or are nation-states getting way too uppity?

In post Soviet countries it’s a relic of the past, obviously still useful if you’re looking for a reason to arrest someone.

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