Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided by private companies
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Re: Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided by private companies
#2Switzerland has this in its constitution:
Article 13: Right to Privacy
1. All persons have the right to receive respect for their private and family life, home, and secrecy of the mails and telecommunications.
2. All persons have the right to be protected against the abuse of personal data.
Also the constitution can be only changed by voting.
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#3https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss--burka-ban--vote-too-clos...
>A decade after another national vote that banned the building of minarets, Switzerland will introduce a clause in its constitution to outlaw face coverings, including the Islamic burka and niqab, in public spaces.
That's very cool, the EU has a lot to learn regarding direct democracy--I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all if people were asked if they wanted to accept the refugees or not.
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#4This sounds like the Italian digital ID: required by the government, managed by multiple companies. It’s called SPID.
It’s usually free, but there’s also certified email (PEC) that costs from 5€ to 30€ per year. Also required by the government in some cases and also offered by a small number of companies.
Does Estonia offer their digital IDs directly?
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#5Almost every politician wants more power over citizens. That is why a binding popular referendum is necessary in cases like these. Congrats to the Swiss people, I am a little bit jealous.
Re: Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided by private companies
#6https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss--burka-ban--vote-too-clos... >A decade after another national vote that banned the building of minarets, Switzerland will introduce a clause in its constitution to outlaw face coverings, including the Islamic burka and niqab, in public spaces. That's very cool, the EU has a lot to learn regarding direct democracy--I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all if people w…
> I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all
Pretty sure the main issue, the fact that people needed to leave their homes and countries, would still have happened.
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#7Really proud of this result; the failsafe once again has done its job against heavy lobbying.
There was so much misinformation around mostly due to lack of technical understanding (e.g. "it's a digital passport!") and the (yellow) press heavily pushed for a yes.
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#8Quite a few people who voted against this did so purely because they didn’t want private companies controlling the system.
If the proposal had been for the government to issue and control the identities, it may well have passed.
Re: Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided by private companies
#9https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss--burka-ban--vote-too-clos... >A decade after another national vote that banned the building of minarets, Switzerland will introduce a clause in its constitution to outlaw face coverings, including the Islamic burka and niqab, in public spaces. That's very cool, the EU has a lot to learn regarding direct democracy--I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all if people w…
> “Facial coverings are contrary to our value system,” Wobmann told Swiss public television, SRF. He said there were now clear rules in place so that “people know that in our country, you show your face in public”.
I wonder if this reasoning will be re-examined due to widespread good faith face mask use during the pandemic.
Re: Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided by private companies
#10https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss--burka-ban--vote-too-clos... >A decade after another national vote that banned the building of minarets, Switzerland will introduce a clause in its constitution to outlaw face coverings, including the Islamic burka and niqab, in public spaces. That's very cool, the EU has a lot to learn regarding direct democracy--I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all if people w…
> I wonder if the refugee crisis would have happened at all Pretty sure the main issue, the fact that people needed to leave their homes and countries, would still have happened.
It amazes me how people buy into the right-wing narrative about politicians having invited refugees to Europe, when in fact, the EU is trying hard to keep them from entering in the first place.
What might have prevented the refugee crisis might have been if the middle-east region had not been destabilised in the previous decades. And part of that destabilisation is due to the US Republican party pushing for an invasion in Iraq.