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1538 points gaws | 1 comments | 06 Nov 24 21:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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vallode ◴[06 Nov 24 21:56 UTC] No.42070100[source]▶
Oh! Something I took a part in on HN. That's a first. Almost everything there was practical. Highly recommend checking out all of Max's work, beaming with creativity.
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edm0nd ◴[06 Nov 24 23:23 UTC] No.42071137[source]▶
So its not mentioned on the post but is this your actual passport photo that was accepted and used and you have it on your physical passport right now?
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vallode ◴[07 Nov 24 05:40 UTC] No.42073756[source]▶
I'm not sure anyone tried to actually use it as a passport photo. Would have been a great touch though.
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latexr ◴[07 Nov 24 11:41 UTC] No.42075799[source]▶
Would that even work? Are you not in Europe, where passport photos are taken on location?
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tauntz ◴[07 Nov 24 14:41 UTC] No.42077011[source]▶
> where passport photos are taken on location

Europe is not a single thing and that statement is not correct.

I'm in Estonia (which is in the EU) and you can either submit a picture online or take the picture on location.

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philsnow ◴[07 Nov 24 18:43 UTC] No.42079532[source]▶
An oddball question, but do you have that government document/card that also works as a smartcard to create digital signatures? Does that get used typically in interactions with the government (or maybe even businesses)?
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1. tauntz ◴[20 Nov 24 12:27 UTC] No.42193321[source]▶
Late answer but just a note that if you're interested in the tech aspect of it, then the Estonian ID cards implement the IAS ECC spec for all the public key stuff:

> The application enabling PKI functionalities in Estonian eID Documents is IAS-ECC, a sophisticated but standardised solution conforming to CEN TS 15480-2 (European eID) with extra features.