A nearby town is in the process of turning part of it into a 15-minute smart city. (I’m not sure those two have to be combined - one can have a 15-minute city without it being smart and vice-versa?). I digress.
One of the “great” things about a smart city is that people can have a digital ID. (California just ruled that the people are not mandated to have a digital ID though, which was the original plan.)
Below is a website promoting digital ID and some excerpts. I don’t see what the fuss is - it sounds so wonderful for us “civilians”.
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https://www.loginradius.com/blog/identity/smart-cities-improve-unified-identity/
The key lies in leveraging a robust identity management solution that delivers a great user experience to citizens across multiple platforms and devices...
With population growth and the expansion of public services, cities need to be innovative about providing services to all people without compromising service quality. There is a need for a single platform where all facilities are centralized, and customer experience is considered.
Digital identity is a great way to get started as it can prove a citizen’s identity through diverse government channels and is crucial for citizens to avail government services....
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Hmm... that last part sounds like the mark of the beast. “I’m sorry but in order to avail government services you must....”
Scary, digital citizenry.