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No, (semi-)government only by law, plus health care providers.



Alright, that's what I thought. I believe iDIN would come closer, though that's bank-based rather than government-based.

I don't think the Australian system introduced in the linked article is comparable to the card-based Digid system; the risks and benefits of a system where companies can authenticate people using government ID are very different from just authenticating to (semi) government.




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