Peter, you do know we still have that old law and its corresponding ordinance on the books, that the state (or local representatives) and its authorities and agencies /must/ make available its services to any citizen, based on that citizen's ability to utilise said service et c?
To use myself as an example, I do not use e-mail in any comm…
Peter, you do know we still have that old law and its corresponding ordinance on the books, that the state (or local representatives) and its authorities and agencies /must/ make available its services to any citizen, based on that citizen's ability to utilise said service et c?
To use myself as an example, I do not use e-mail in any communication with authorities. I have a mail-box, and by law any agency - from (swedish eq. to) DMV to police to IRS to health care or whatever you want - /must/ communicate with me using letters and/or regular telephone.
Any swede not wanting to use e-money, Bank Id or e-mail is perfectly free to do so and may not be denied service by state/local municipality; this has been established by Högsta Förvaltningsdomstolen (Supreme Court of Civil Affairs, approx. transl.) several years ago, on the basis that partaking of "the welfare state" is a citizen's right.
That people use chipping, e-money, Swish, whatever is because they choose to, not because they are forced to.
Why they choose to do so - ah! That's the rabbit hole, yes?
Peter, you do know we still have that old law and its corresponding ordinance on the books, that the state (or local representatives) and its authorities and agencies /must/ make available its services to any citizen, based on that citizen's ability to utilise said service et c?
To use myself as an example, I do not use e-mail in any communication with authorities. I have a mail-box, and by law any agency - from (swedish eq. to) DMV to police to IRS to health care or whatever you want - /must/ communicate with me using letters and/or regular telephone.
Any swede not wanting to use e-money, Bank Id or e-mail is perfectly free to do so and may not be denied service by state/local municipality; this has been established by Högsta Förvaltningsdomstolen (Supreme Court of Civil Affairs, approx. transl.) several years ago, on the basis that partaking of "the welfare state" is a citizen's right.
That people use chipping, e-money, Swish, whatever is because they choose to, not because they are forced to.
Why they choose to do so - ah! That's the rabbit hole, yes?