The German eID stack does also work well, just as the Austrian one does.
Tbh I like the German one even better because you need your physical Identity Card and can use your phone as the reader
Tbh I like the German one even better because you need your physical Identity Card and can use your phone as the reader
I however heard about things like riding a bicycle without lights and being fined 50 bucks for that, which triggers asking for an id, which in it's turn triggers a 100 euro fine on top. In the story I heard the second fine wasn't actually given.
(but buying alcohol you need also a personal document)
Carrying it is practical and most Germans do carry their ID, but it's not a requirement.
The only time I need my ID is during elections, but I can also show the one I have in our government produced app.
Older people in Poland do carry those, mostly out of some kind of habit and some kind of fear that police might need it. I can drive a car and get a speeding ticket, and all I need police to know is my ID number (it is not the identifier of my identity card), which I know by hard, it consists of my birth date plus 5 semi-random numbers). I don't need my ID, my driving license nor my insurance data - everything is located in police database based on my ID number (or my license plate).
Bad sides of carrying it is that you might loose it, and that is a PITA, because you need to block it right away (someone might take a loan with it, happens I kid you not) by calling your bank or similar service.
So I take it out from my wallet (which I don't carry also) only when I go to the airport.
Same thing if they stop you for whatever reason and ask you for it.
Or your personalized public transport season ticket is only valid in combination with a government issued ID.
Police may require identification only in specific situations connected to their duties, not arbitrarily. If you cannot show valid ID when requested, you can still be fined or taken to a police station to establish your identity, so in practice most people do carry ID anyway.
The distinction is historically sensitive in the Netherlands because compulsory identification documents were heavily associated with Nazi occupation policies during World War II.