> Why is there not a system that allows a business or other service to ask for government identification that is encrypted and only visible to government, but t

> Why is there not a system that allows a business or other service to ask for government identification that is encrypted and only visible to government, but that allows a business to ask for certain details, required for the operation of the business (eg confirmation of driving license, or age)? Generally speaking, it's the narrative of a pushback on a "national id". Many countries already have this place. Estonia has the Digital ID provided by government[0]. Nordic countries use BankID, which is a form of KYC that is backed by banks (you prove your identity to the bank, the bank issues a bank id - usually back by certificate[s], and you login with this to services[1][2]). Finland is the outlier, here, with their own service[3]. 0 - https://e-estonia.com/service/estonian-e-identity/id-card/ https://e-estonia.com/service/estonian-e-identity/id-card/ 1 - https://www.bankid.com/en/individuals/get-bankid https://www.bankid.com/en/individuals/get-bankid 2 - https://bankid.no/en/how-to-get-bankid https://bankid.no/en/how-to-get-bankid 3 - https://www.suomi.fi/instructions-and-support/identification/what-is-suomifi-e-identification https://www.suomi.fi/instructions-and-support/identification...