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flash on Nostr: ⚡️🤡🇪🇺 NEW - The EU's digital identity wallet apps require an Apple or ...

⚡️🤡🇪🇺 NEW - The EU's digital identity wallet apps require an Apple or Google account to function. A sovereign European ID system that can't run without US Big Tech.

• Officials say Apple/Google were chosen "for security reasons" and cover the largest user base.
• "Other ecosystems" support is only being studied, not built.
• EU wants every state to have a working wallet by year-end. No country looks set to make it.