1. Centralised identity = single‑point‑of‑failure
Many users point out that Denmark’s MitID (and its predecessor NemID) is a single point of failure.
“The system is a single point of failure.” – chr15m
“It is absolutely key to Danish life.” – azalemeth
2. Privacy vs. state trust
The discussion repeatedly frames the digital ID as a “privacy nightmare” that gives the state too much power.
“It is a privacy nightmare.” – azalemeth
“The whole thing is a massive centralised single point of failure.” – azalemeth
3. Reliability and outage impact
Users describe frequent outages and the national‑scale disruption they cause.
“MitID is down quite frequently (now once a month ish, but in the first few years every week or so).” – throwmitid1234
“It was completely down from 10:40 to 12:17 GMT+1.” – mousepad12
4. Usability & security trade‑offs
The conversation highlights the friction of OTP cards, dongles, and mobile‑only logins, and the security gaps they leave.
“The big drawback of one‑time passwords is that it doesn’t protect against man‑in‑the‑middle attacks such as phishing.” – xorcist
“The big drawback of one time passwords is that it doesn’t protect against man‑in‑the‑middle attacks such as phishing.” – xorcist
These four themes capture the core concerns—centralisation, privacy, reliability, and the usability‑security balance—expressed throughout the thread.