@cjd
That answer could fill pages, and I may not explain it well enough.
A real ID is currently a physical ID card whereas a digital ID is not physical. The real ID has a digital code behind it, but I cannot answer how extensively it is yet used in the digital ecosystem.
Digital ID is a requirement for CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) which is the total surveillance and control of how we transact currency. Say goodbye to freedom.
We are experiencing a gradual shift to digital ID systems, and certain events are being used to justify and require it. We are also being nudged constantly as more activities require identification. I resist as much as possible by using cash wherever possible and only buying online where I do not need to identify myself. The options are shrinking.
@cjd
I deleted my Faceberg account 15 years ago, but I managed to create an anonymous account a year ago to see if it was possible. The account is still active, but if I want to do anything much with it, they have sneaky ways of figuring out who I am. A friend recently told me that he was forced to create an account and identify himself to use FB marketplace which is the only place where he can find used parts for his car rebuilding business. Ebay and other platforms have been tightening the screws by rejecting virtual cards for payment. These are examples of the gradual push to digital ID.
@Bernard @cjd
>Ebay and other platforms have been tightening the screws by rejecting virtual cards for payment.
You can still buy most things anonymously through a proxy service like the one on ThinkPenguin. You basically give them money and they will buy it on your behalf. Granted, it is ultimately a band-aid solution because these stores can (and probably will) black lists these services as customers, but it's something to look into while you still can.
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/privacy-proxy-purchase-physical-goods-proxy
