Like a physical identification documents, a digital ID is also a type of identification used in our everyday lives to identify us as individuals. Even our physical IDs are bind to a digital database that contains our credentials. Government officials keep those databases relatively safe, but we expose our personal date every day. Other than that, even social media profiles and emails can be used as a digital ID nowadays. Services such as Docusign allow users to sign digital documents without touching actual physical paper. In many business industries, customers and businesses make transactions between each other without seeing who in on another side of the screen or phone. Although digital ID makes such transactions convenient, it also rises risks. Digital ID can be fabricated or stolen. Risks go even further than just material damage. Moral questions arise about how much control and access does governments and IT corporations should have over those IDs.
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