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  • No one likes uncertainty

    I’d say most people love uncertainty.

    It’s why a whole lot of people do not go to the doctor when they have some ailment because uncertainty is preferred over negative outlooks.

    It’s why many people avoid looking at the news despite knowing what’s being said will affect them sooner or later.

    It’s why neither partner wants to confront the reality the relationship is failing, instead choosing to go on as usual until it crashes and burns.

    And it’s why people don’t ask others out, as keeping the illusion you had a chance is preferred over knowing you never even had one. Ignorance is bliss after all.



  • Germany’s app (AusweisApp2) is open source and available for literally every platform. Linux, FreeBSD and even Fdroid included.

    I’m not sure of the exact functionality and whether the government can track anything. You need to scan your ID, the app will then ask for a PIN (2fa) and then will tell you which data will be sent to whoever made the request.

    Authentication is done through an eID server which in theory anyone can set up. The requirement are quite strict though so right now there are only three providers. They check the validity of the ID and request and send the received ID data to the requestor.

    It’s quite the complicated procedure to ensure the highest possible security and privacy.

    The entire process is publicly documented and you can probably spend a few hours trying to understand it.

    As for locking people out of online communities: I don’t think it’s a problem if and only if the legislation applies exclusively to social media providers above a certain size. Such as having 5 million+ monthly users.








  • Public domain is a thing in the EU but not releasing anything into public domain.

    In Germany, I cannot renounce my copyright to anything. I can give you an indefinite, unrestricted license to do whatever but I still own the copyright. It will only ever become public domain 70 years after my death, not a day sooner or later.