> in europe there is a widespread distrust of these systems What makes you think that? In the UK maybe, but certainly in Spain no one thinks twice about their

> in europe there is a widespread distrust of these systems What makes you think that? In the UK maybe, but certainly in Spain no one thinks twice about their ID cards. It's just something you have and use to identify yourself - both in public administration and in private transactions, for example paying money into a bank over the counter.