Post #3388569
2026-06-24 06:05 UTC
The closing date for responses to the public consultation on Ireland's Digital Wallet is today at 5pm.
I would strongly encourage anyone who has ties to Ireland to engage. #mastodaoine
Its only 5 minutes.
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-public-expenditure-infrastructure-public-service-reform-and-digitalisation/consultations/consultation-on-the-government-digital-wallet/
If you are a person who uses alternative android distribution - #GrapheneOS, #murena (/e/), #iode, #lineageos
"How the Government Digital Wallet is kept secure
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and will not run on phones that have been jailbroken or rooted."
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-public-expenditure-infrastructure-public-service-reform-and-digitalisation/publications/government-digital-wallet-your-questions-answered/
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@coraven@mastodon.ie 2026-06-24 06:14
The line in their FAQ that states that rooted phones will not work with the app is an indication that they are planning to use only Google's ecosystem for integrity checks (for Android). There are open source alternatives, such as Unified Attestation that would allow alternative android distributions to work. But unless there is the demand for it, the Irish government have no need to look into this. This consultation is the opportunity for those who would be affected to have a voice. [2/4]