This is bad idea. Phones are locked down and centrally controlled, even if the app is going to be FOSS and actually secure.

A valid reason to hand over my unlocked phone? No thanks.

Today’s proposal to digitalise passports and identity cards paves the way for a more seamless and secure travel experience,” Věra Jourová, the Commission’s Vice-President for values and transparency, said in a statement.

we know what happens when someone says the word “secure” … ahhhaaam…

remember, someone a person or a government or a cyber terrorist group will track these border checks…

and the app itself won’t be so transparent as your Lemmy client, I think I’ll stick to paper passport

Good God why do people think this is ever a good idea? I’ll keep my paper passport thank you