Swedish project for FLOSS e-identification system, alternative to proprietary “Bank-ID” that dominates now

[ookhoi]

@Edwin

The IRMA project might be of interest to you in this regard. One could debate as to whether this method is actually open source and/or still is a vendor lock-in kind of situation, still it is a much better alternative to non-free applications offered by Google and Apple.

There is no debate as to whether IRMA is open source or not: https://github.com/privacybydesign

[Skalman]

IRMA sounds awesome. I wonder, how is it possible that a free/libre/privacy freak such as myself has not heard of IRMA until now?

Is IRMA widely used in the Netherlands?

[irvinewade]

@Skalman

IRMA sounds awesome.

Also discussed here: USA: Government Agencies Starting to Mandate ID.ME for Identity Verification

[whardwick83]

Imagine going out of your way to buy Purism products and then supporting the concept of digital ID. Imagine buying Purism and still saying “nothing to hide, nothing to fear”.

[janvlug]

@Skalman

Is IRMA widely used in the Netherlands?

Unfortunately not, as far as I am aware.