On: India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

[dvdkon]

At least where I live, there's no extra information being gathered. The only difference is that I no longer have to physically go somewhere to deal with that information, because I can sign in to government services online.

Information that was previously in paper form and scattered across various bureaus is now being digitised and centralised, but that's orthogonal to "digital ID"!

[AndrewKemendo → dvdkon]

Centralized consolidation of PII IS THE RISK

[dvdkon → AndrewKemendo]

Yes, but that means digital ID isn't the thing to complain about.

[AndrewKemendo → dvdkon]

Both. Digital ID is so threatening it would require a perfect organization

Much like all technologies they have social impact at their roots and have to be evaluated together

[dvdkon → AndrewKemendo]

I don't see how that's the case for digital ID by itself. I'm also pretty sure that we can analyse the impact of a single technology without also blaming it for the downsides of other, distinct policies.