Become Estonia’s e-resident
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Become Estonia’s e-resident
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Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#2What exactly can one do with this digital identity?
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#3What exactly can one do with this digital identity?
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#4"To apply for one, you need to make visit a Police and Border Guard office in Estonia – there you need to submit an application and provide biometrical data (your facial image and fingerprints) for background check."
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#5What exactly can one do with this digital identity?
"get secure access to world-leading digital services" - Which basically means... absolutely nothing?
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#6"To apply for one, you need to make visit a Police and Border Guard office in Estonia – there you need to submit an application and provide biometrical data (your facial image and fingerprints) for background check."
How this is supposed to work in the future - hopefully soon - is for you to be able to authenticate yourself in any friendly embassy or consulate. The first issuance must be with a strong proof of identity.
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#7"The one-time state fee for the card is 50 euros, other fees will depend on service providers – public digital services will be offered mostly free-of-charge, just like to ‘real’ residents."
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#8For some time, I have daydreamed of various cool scenarios that would only be possible with a government-issued digital ID.
But in my daydreams, I've never considered a third-party government issuer. I don't see value in this beyond the value that I see in a corporate-issued digital ID, and that's hardly more valuable than a self-issued ID.
Obviously, Estonia has considered some angle which I have not.
You can become an e-Estonian!
They should probably change that to e-Stonian or something so that it's pronounced "eastonian". :) The "eee-eh" is awkward to pronounce.
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#9What exactly can one do with this digital identity?
Some background information here: http://e-estonia.com/taavi-kotka-promises-10-million-e-eston...
Although the first stages will be more towards foreigners who conduct any business in Estonia, the next stages should allow appearance of new business models and internationally operated activities headquartered and registered in Estonia.
Re: Become Estonia’s e-resident
#10Two things leap out
- who makes the smart card? What is the model?
- wow - that's just like Neal Stephenson and joining Tribes based not on location but membership.
But I can't see myself going to Estonia just to pick one up ... I'll wait till the embassy in London does it :-)