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Equifax: About those 400,000 UK records we lost? It's now 15.2M. Yes, M for MEELLLION

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Re: What are your thoughts on...

Why would you need to use Apples version? It just a hardware security module, the same thing that is in a smartcard, or what is in every PC from the last 5 years (TMP).

It doesn't happen in most countries as it costs too much, people dont want it (national ID card in the UK), it can go wrong, can still be hacked. Some countries have done it and its worked well, others, not so well.

The problem is, the card is your proof, your data is still stored in a Database controlled by the government or outsourced to a company to run. That can still be hacked, data stolen, changed etc. Then used in countries that don't use your ID card.

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