[negidius]

It would be impossible for them to force me to blindly accept a government issued ID card as true, and it would be insane for me to comply with such a demand. The same is true here, I won't run a browser or OS that complies with these regulations and as far as I can tell, they can't realistically make me.

The problem is if companies like Apple and Microsoft that make proprietary operating systems are forced to comply by the threat of import bans, etc. That would make their less technologically sophisticated customers vulnerable to completely unnecessary risks. The EU might not think the risks are unnecessary because they gain "sovereignty", but that only helps the EU and their member states, not 99.999% of the people who live in their territory.

Ultimately, I don't think this will be implemented. They can scream "sovereignty" as much as they want, but everyone else has an incentive to resist, and it would be even more harmful to their perception of sovereignty if both Microsoft and Apple say no and the EU faces the choice of either banning 99% of computers on the consumer market (and still be unable to force the remaining open source alternatives to meaningfully comply) or backing down to foreign organizations after a public confrontation.

[theonlybutlet]

Companies are going to follow the money.

Other countries will probably turn a blind eye, either:

for allies: on the proviso that the EU share the data with them.

for adversaries: a good excuse to cordon off their internal internet, which they can then monitor as they wish.

[petre]

They could comply and treat them like self signed certificates with a click through screen.

"This website's certificate is issued by <insert Banana Republic> CA. Are you sure you want to proceed?"

[negidius]

It's hard to say whether that would be allowed because the regulation is written in such a vague language. There is a risk that such a system would be considered to be a precautionary measure under Article 45a-1.

[izacus]

Picking a fight with a government doesn't usually end well for you.

[oefnak]

As if they would say no.