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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 419: Digital IDs: a good idea or crazy scary?
Description: The boys drink and review Depth Perception IPA by Terrapin Brewing, then discuss recent efforts to create a universal digital ID.
So much of daily life now requires a smart phone, an app, an account, ... Sometimes you can't even print out tickets. You have to have your phone. (Is it charged? Does it have service?)
You can't drive without a transponder to pay tolls.
We're leaving a permanent digital record of everything we do. But that's not enough. Governments are pushing us towards a single digital ID to have "completely transparency." Everyone will know everything you do -- and...