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My EU country allows tapping the ID card on a NFC reader on PC for verification. No smartphone needed for desktop use.

Why wouldn't that be sufficient?



Don't worry, that feature will inevitably be phased out because only a small percentage of people use it.

Every new secure government identification/authentication/verification thing will try to 'just' use Android/IOS, because 'everyone' has one those smartphones.


Most PCs don't have NFC readers.


Cool, but that's the fallback they offer for folks who can't use the mobile app and it works just fine.


Almost all PCs do however have USB ports, which means they can have anything you can plug into an USB port.


Smart card readers are normal in Israel on desktops.


No reason that couldn't change. China should give good bulk discounts on 300M units /s




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