• Muffi@programming.dev
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    9 hours ago

    Mandated is the wrong word. “Required for absolutely everything” is more precise. In Denmark you need an app called “MitID” to do any kind of digital verification. You can’t do online purchases, banking or digital bureaucracy without it.

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      9 hours ago

      Well sorry to hear that, it sounds like a special kind of hell.

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        1 hour ago

        It’s not really. Much better then US’ lack of any one consistent system (or even lack of electronic option) and random OTP generators. But makes switching phone OS feel like a pretty big risk.