Post #2961416
2025-09-25 22:09 UTC
@TimWardCam@c.im @jonpsp@mstdn.social @edzilla@social.edzilla.info @AlisonW@fedimon.uk
are not a single system that replaces all else. You still have to break into all the other systems as well, an ID does not give you unchecked access to all aspects of your life. You need to have it to open a bank account, but you can't access your bank account with your ID.
Online services require your ID plus a specialised app plus a six digit PIN - safer than a credit card.
Identity theft in Germany
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@cfy@mas.to 2025-09-25 22:10
@TimWardCam@c.im @jonpsp@mstdn.social @edzilla@social.edzilla.info @AlisonW@fedimon.uk which has ID cards, seems to be less an issue than in UK, which doesn't have them.
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@AlisonW@fedimon.uk 2025-09-25 23:09
@cfy@mas.to @TimWardCam@c.im @jonpsp@mstdn.social @edzilla@social.edzilla.info I used to have a Swiss bank card requiring a 6-digit PIN but sadly all banks I know of in the UK restrict customers to four digits. Much less secure.