CZECH vs. U.S. Identity - who does it better?
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00:00 intro
02:19 Online privacy in the US vs. CZ
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07:48 Social Security Numbers vs. Czech Birth Numbers
11:48 National ID cards in US vs. CZ
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Pretty sure občanský průkaz doesn't have an eye scan built into it. It definitely measures your facial features just like a smart phone though.
As someone who works for czech government I can honestly say I'm not really worried about state overreach, big brother or anything like that. Not because I trust the state, more because I know just how incompetent it is...
yes
That's what I keep telling Americans about the US government, but nom one listens.
Haha good one.
Brutally honest
A mohl bych mluvit s vaším vedoucím? :-)
Ironically enough, it was the US government who first required me to submit my biometric data when applying for US visa. When CZ asked me to submit my fingerprint for a new, electronic ID, I thought “Meh, the FBI already has it…” 🤷♂️
Idea for new video: What Americans think about atheist foreigners living in USA vs what Czechs think about religious foreigners living in Czech republic.
Oooooh, juicy topic! Honza and I would love to dive into that.
we let anybody believe in any fiarytail creatures... ;-)
@@DreamPrague Funny - if You toss a stone in Prague, You probably hit an old beautiful church, but today we are one of the most atheistic nations.
@@vitezslavnovak2077 Its just reaction to our historical experience.
v jednej ruskej pesničke sa spievalo: nenájdeš ateistu v zákope pod paľbou...
I don’t share any of the concerns regarding national ID that are prevalent in Anglo-Saxon countries. National ID is very hard to fake, and incredibly practical. It also prevents other people from impersonating you because you have to show it when you open a bank account or take other actions where you need to confirm your identity. And it takes minutes to vote in the Czech Republic, partially surely helped by the fact that people are immediately easily identifiable. When I watch footage of seven-hour queues in certain states in the US of people trying to vote, it feels more like some banana republic which has only recently acquired democracy and doesn’t know yet how to organize elections. It’s all very weird.
Don't forget the most important thing = the ability to vote! In the US, because you don't have universal compulsory ID you don't automatically have the easy right to vote, a minority can win all the time and it is easier to keep a large part of the people from voting.
In Czech rep., having an ID (mandatory from the age of 15) and being 18+ = you have the right to vote. No registration required. At the polls you show your ID, get checked off the voter list and vote. That's the big thing for for democracy and the functioning of society.
Otherwise you know that an ID card within the EU also works as a passport within the EU? :) Otherwise, biometric documents, which is what the current czech ID is, can also be used for electronic document processing, signing and possibly voting (if we ever get to that in the Czech Republic, as they have in Estonia). Mandatory electronic/biometric ID is a win and absolutely unbelievable that some advanced modern country doesn't have it.
Pouzivate slovo “otherwise” nespravne, melo by tam byt “also”.
"No registration required."
Technically it is. It's just that they do it for you. That'S why you have to de-register and ask for voter card if you want to vote in different place
Not really. When you live somewhere you cannot register a permanent residence voting is a big headache.
Well Czech Rodné číslo is a very old thing and I can't imagine functioning without them. In practice, it is very difficult to misuse it. Yes, it is possible, but you really need to know a lot about the person. ID cards are required. Almost everything is solved through them. It is a universal identifier and functions as a passport within the EU
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How could someone dare to write you nasty insulting emails and criticize you. I personally don't understand why. Even though I don't know you personally, you seem funny and very balanced, fair and intelligent.
That's sweet Mari, I appreciate it. I agree, I'm quite normal. 😜
Because for some people it's pinnacle of their life and they can't contribute to society with something else.
To me it sounds like petty jelousy
Someone never managed to do anything, so he boosts his own ego by dragging people down
Misery loves company
@@DreamPrague From my point of view, you are definitely more than normal. I like you since the first video, you make good comments.
I mean, even if the videos were shit and pronunciation terrible, why would a sane person write a personal email to the author? The internet is full of bad videos, if you're going to write to every creator, you'll run out of time sooner than you run out of creators.
I'm one of the English speakers with a funky accent living in a country without ID cards. I'm actually English. It's weird here (as well you know). We all get a unique National Insurance number when we're 16 which we keep for life. We all get unique NHS numbers too from birth! So the government knows who we are. There is also not much here of the American distrust of the state. It's never been a thing. In fact, over the years opinion polls have always shown a majority of British people in favour of compulsory ID cards. Some polls even as high as 80% in favour. Actually, ID cards were re-introduced in 2006 but soon after that a new government dropped them again.
I would prefer to have one. There are often times when you need to show photo ID and people nearly always use their driving licence or their passport. Not everyone has a driving licence, like my son who has epilepsy for example. Most people do have passports but not everyone and they're a pain to carry around. The government recently introduced compulsory photo ID for voting too! You're comment about hunting licences and student ID hit home because our glorious conservative leaders decided that 'senior citizen' travel passes were acceptable for voting ID but not young people and students' travel passes. NOTHING at all to do with younger people being more like to vote Labour. 🤨
It's a mess really. I reckon most people would still support proper ID cards.
I'm sorry about the creeper 😞
Your pronunciation is great and we are lucky to have you❤
český systém rodných čísel a občanských průkazů mi přijde přehledný a šikovný, i když to vypadá jako "big brother" práce. Obojí má prostě svá pro i proti. A chystaná změna systému rodných čísel mi přijde stupidní. Maximálně bych zrušila rozlišování žen a mužů a číslo prodloužila o jednu číslici. Ale asi to řešení nemůže být tak jednoduché. Díky Jen za skvělé video, jako vždy.
No ID card is my favourite topic with some Czechs. The thing that it doesn't exist in US and UK and that in the UK when you are stopped by the police driving, you don't need to have a driving license or "technický průkaz" (car papers) with you and ID doesn't exist so there is nothing you can show to prove who you are and that you own the car etc...this is so shocking for most to the point, they start arguing immediately that t's not feasible..some refuse to believe it and call me a liar :) That is a reality in the country where it used to be compulsory to have your ID on you even just walking on the beach or sunbathing by the pool :)
@@tafdiz Not true. Having an ID with you all the time is compulsory, and you have to be able to take it out when State Police/Army Police/Town police asks. Without it, you can be taken by the police to be identified (and later probably also fined for the effort it took identify you).
That is especially troubling if you are the type, which loses things, especially your wallet (since that is a place, where most czech put their ID). And yes, you get fined if you lose your ID. Once you report the loss, you have to get new one, no matter what.
@@robinsebelova7103 I talked with a lawyer about it a while ago. It is compulsory to identify yourself to the police on demand. Law does not specify how. Giving your name and date of birth could be enough in some cases.
@@robinsebelova7103 Having an ID with you all the time IS NOT compulsory. Show me a law that states that. The police have other ways of identifying you even without ID and even without taking you to the station (they can connect to their database remotely, d'oh), you are only required to cooperate. If you do that, you can't be fined or otherwise punished for not having your ID on you. They also must have a cause for asking for an ID, it can't be just a random check. So in reality, you have to be involved or at least suspected to be involved in some kind of misdemeanor or crime (you could be the offender or the victim, to be fair), or driving a vehicle for the police to even have the right to ID you.
@@robinsebelova7103 It used to be compulsory, but it isn't for about 10 years by now.
You don't even have to have the ID card (and you don't have to have your place of permanent residency - that's interlinked), in which case your primary identifier is your (valid) passport. That said, such setup is highly impractical - not only it makes communication with the governmental bureaucrats harder (which is generally why a person would do it, because it works both ways), but it also makes the communication with a lot of other institutions, such as banks, a lot harder.
There is a big difference between what Czechs understand by the term government and what they understand by the term state. We do not provide personal information to the government but to the state. The state functions regardless of the current political representation (government). People also only trust her a little, especially if her policies are opaque.
Ano, to jste trefil.
I'm enjoying this channel. My father was born in Czechoslovakia, near Brno. In the 1960s he & my grandparents escaped the communist regime and fled to the USA with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Now, 60 years later, I'm in the process of obtaining Czech citizenship by descent. Once this process is complete, I will be a dual citizen. I'm considering moving to Prague for a time to reconnect with my ancestry and learn the language. It's very interesting how things come full circle. As you know, being an American, you have the "privilege" of paying the IRS no matter where you live in the world! 🤣
Wellcome home again... 😀 Small, calm, boring country, where nobody gives a F, so, you can live as you like... you do you, I do me, no need to agree, to be friends... 😀
Haha, you sound just like my grandfather!@@frantiseklaluch6605
"Once this process is complete" - not asking for manager and wait years for the bureaucrats to do their job speaks volumes of your Czech ancestry 😂
@@hanbanarodahaha exactly
GDPR, I like websites that have option to "Reject All"/"Only Essentials" cookies, and totally hate and evade those websites where you have to manually turn off each of the individual 10-20 cookies.
Funny how "English speaking countries don't like to have ID cards because of fear of tirany" and yet exept for Britain they all speak English because of tirany.
Btw.: It took me 30 seconds to find your IČO - if you want to make it harder to find better chage your name to Jana Nováková ;)
I think one of the reasons why czechs are fine with the the current state of affairs in regards to these things is, well, its the current state of affairs. But also there is no sense of a threat of the country becoming dictatorship. I mean sure, politicians are stupid and corrupt, but for example there isnt really any censorship (movies or videogames sometimes get edited before release in other countries. It seems like for example in UK this happens a lot). Czechs have relatively liberal rights when it comes to gun ownership. Sure, its more difficult than in vast majority of states in the US, but at the same time its more liberal than in most of Europe. Basically you just need to prove you know the law, that you can shoot (and handle guns in general), and that you are not psychopath or addict. The country doesnt have territory disputes and isnt involved in dubious wars and if it does participate, its usually form of humanitary aid, maybe some helicopter pilots and thats it. The biggest offenses of czech politicians usually relate to state contracts going to "friends" and the occasional stupid decision, but thats about it and if you dont pay attention, these things can go under a radar. Its about money, not about power.
Several interesting facts about rodné číslo:
RČs of those who are born before 1950 has only 9 digits (to distinguish people born in 2020 from 1920)
7th & 8th number are usually based on hospital you were born in.
All RČs (at least recently generated) can be devided by 11
It's not can be divided, it has to be divided by 11. There was exception in history, but it was only for about 1000 numbers, and in 1985 this exception was canceled.
another funny fact, if you are rly old, you have only 3 digits after /, that mean, you are old as coal
Moc rád koukám na tvoje videa rozšiřuje to člověku obzory. Poznámka k občanským průkazům v roce 2024 bude člověk moct mít občanský průkaz jen v mobilu před pár dny schváleno :)
Občanský průkaz Vám bude vydán, ale nebudete ho muset mít u sebe. Prokazovat se budete jen elektronickou kopií - třeba v mobilu.
@@vaclavplachta6539Už dnes neexistuje žádná povinnost mít ho u sebe. Pouze povinnost součinnosti při prokázání totožnosti, ale bez definice, jak toto má proběhnout.
@@ondrejkrumpolec3786 Ano, tak nějak to je!
i am one of those people who goes to the setting to eliminate all permissions for the cookies :D
This was the second time I did not skip the sponsor advertisment :-)
Dobře, žiji v Polsku, což je země sousedící s Českou republikou, která je také v Evropské unii a podle mého názoru mít občanský průkaz s osobním číslem je rozhodně lepší řešení, než být nikým v Americe. Kde mohou ukrást vaši identitu na základě nějakého toaletního papíru s číslem.
Thank God for our ordung - order - pořádek.
The examples you said show how impractical and actually dangerous it is not to have any central identification card. Many Americans would be shocked at how much information corporations have on them (P.s.: Any customer program collects personal information and purchasing behavior) In fact, the United States is more of an exception among developed countries with the lack of an ID card...
By the way, the ID card is so closely linked to the person that if, for example, it is lost or stolen, the citizen is obliged to go to the police and report this fact. This is because the ID card can be used, (among other things), to travel throughout the Schengen area (most of Europe).
You can travel throughout the Schengen area without any document whatsoever, including an airplane. Tested personally. Legal? No. Possible? Yes.
"Reject all" "only esentials" - nikdy nedat nic než musím, to je dle mě velmi české heslo xD
Problém je, že ten dotaz vyčuraně bývá strukturovaný tak, že souhlasit se dá prvním kliknutím, zatímco odmítnutí musíte někde složitě lovit v několikáté úrovni po odrolování, což někoho může odradit a radši jim to odsouhlasím. Já si to pak před sebou omlouvám tím, že vynucený souhlas je stejně neplatný, stejně jako bylo nelegitimní referendum o připojení Rakouska k Německé říši anebo volby z jedné kandidátky za komunistů.
if you have IČO in Czech Republic, you are also supposed to have datová schránka - which is essentialy official mail adress so government can send stuff to that mail and consider it delivered 7 days even if it isnt open
10 days
Yes I've got two actually! I love it, so convenient.
I'm sorry you had to deal with some creep leaving you threatening messages. I do appreciate that you put yourself out there, as your videos have helped me understand Czech culture better.
I once taught my students a lesson regarding making social change. They came up with a huge list of things they’d like to see change yet when it came time for them to come up with solutions they all put their hands up saying “on no, I’m not going to do anything about it.”
That Tobik spot was just nuts! 🤣 Amazing ! :D. Btw, I am Czech, so I was quite surprised that you do not have any ID 😅. Awesome video Jenn, well done! ;D
The European approach makes sense. The government needs to know who its citizens are. The American approach makes zero sense.
Fun fact: Rodne cislo is always divisible by 11 without a remainder. That might be the reason why we will run out of numbers at some point (on top of increasing lifespan)
We'll run out of numbers because it won't be possible to tell if you were born in this or the last century. They'll probably just add another number somewhere, like adding 40 to the day in the date of birth part. That would extend it for another 100 years. Or they could add 32/33 and they could extend it by 200 years though it would be harder to decode.
Another option would be to forgo the date of birth (because, realistically, why should that be a part of it other than it's the easiest way to create a unique number without connected technology state-wide?), and make it a completely random 9-digit number or something.
This might just be the most amazing ad integration I've seen in a long time!
Nice advert this incogni, I have to think about it. Thanks!!!❤
The main issue with RČ is, that it can be used to pair data between different databases. In the new system will each database have a different identification number and pairing can be done via central register, that will log any requests so you can check who was requested your data.
I haven’t watched your videos for a while, but I’ve always loved them and think they’re tremendously entertaining and honest!! So I don’t change anything that you’re doing because they’re great!!!
Hi. I like your videos. Your humor and approach to life as well.
ok Jen, that was the greatest sponsorship ad I've ever seen on YT 😀 I mean, great video, as always, but Tobík is just sooo damn cute 😀
That was the best advert for anything I have ever seen 😂 good job guys! 😂
In the old regime (before 1989), the Obcansky Prukaz not just a way how to track everybody's permanent residence address, but also their job.
It was mandatory to have a place to stay, and a job. Being homeless or jobless was officially not permitted. At some point, maybe till the 70s or so, the state even assigned people accommodation and jobs without them getting any freedom of choice.
The ID of those days was not a card, instead a tiny booklet with pages to put info on them.
I was 16 when the regime changed, so I had several IDs issued over a very short time back then. First, the old regime ID at 15. Then, at 16, an ID of the new CSFR (successor of Czechoslovak socialist republic). Then, at 17 as a reckless youth I had my papers stolen = new ID again. Then, at 18 a Slovakia ID as I am Slovak and the country had split.
We also have to get the ID renewed if we change address, get a university degree, or change the name/surname (marriage). And even if there is no change in data, it expires in 10 years and you get to renew it. Basically, the ID must stay current and every time you get a new ID with a new number.
But the Rodne Cislo is static and stays with you the whole life.
I've just found your channel and I find your videos hilarious :) (as Czech person, it is fascinating for me to get "outside perspective" on my country :D )
Hello there ! Great videos ! Did I see you near the Belveder in Prague couple of days ago? I was thinking, is it her or is it not? You walked with a friend, so I did not want to disturb. Cheers :-)
First time ever I have not skipped the advert part
That doggie part is awesome. :D
One of biggest reasons for replacing RČ is privacy - it disconnects those systems, so separate parts of government can't easily put data together when they aren't supposed to.
It's also already not that useful for plenty of things, you will usually get asked for your ID card number, which changes with each new ID card you get.
Also some news about the Czech ID cards. From 1.1.2024 you will be able to have digital ID card in a state issued phone app and it will be a valid option to identify yourself.
And drivers license should also go digital.
Well... there are some catches to that. If police demands identification you could identify yourself by alternate methods. Telling them "rodne cislo" with some details is also valid method since you are not required to have id card physically with you. Use of other state issued id might be also option - arms license, driving license, passport etc.
However... it is not valid when dealing with gov offices.
@@rybaluc yes the other forms of identifications, are not valid in gov offices, but later fallowing year the goverment offices will be required to allow you to identify with the digital IDs
HI JEN, Tks very much for the info. I am moving to Prague soon and I wonder if you can dig into the topic of Dental Coverage by the private sector and the costs in Czechia. Greeting from an Argentinean in California
Hi Jan, I really wanted to ask you if you could at some point in the future elaborate and compare the topic of marijuana, both from the point of view of public perception, laws in general, and legal standards regarding medical marijuana. Thank you
Great topic - would like to point out that when I first got my CA (USA) drivers license more than 10 years ago, at the DMW they took my fingerprints as part of the process (biometrics taken way before current modern cell phones evven existed). OH, as someone else wrote below, I would like to reiterate - the Czech pink ID identity card is also an EU identity card, which allows the person to travel troughout the EU without a passport (including to get on a plane to another EU country) - we are EU citizens. - What I find interesting is the information about the UK not having a national ID card - since the UK was part of the EU for some decades and Brexit happened only just recently, did they have an exception to the EU ID card ...? Does anyone know ?
They simply needed to use a passport. They were also not part of Schengen, so it was not much of a problem.
@@matejlieskovsky9625 - díky.
I definitely prefer to share my number with the state before private companies. I trust my country more than Amazon and such. And about the change of rodne cislo, it will not cost billions and it will have to happen anyway. Thank you for the video and I wish to see another one about the attitude to credit :)
Oh thanks, for mentioning this, cost of change was overestimated a lot I would say several orders of magnitude, and it will save money in future.
May be some changes would have to be done, but not abbondened completely. There are only 1103 persons older than 100 years still living in Czech republic, so most numbers can either recycled, or the number after "/" may be added, indicating the century.
@@robinsebelova7103 It won't be abandoned but suppressed and no longer used as primary identifier. Trouble with duplicity isn't only issue with century, but also with mechanic how are last four digits issued. Actually efforts to replace RČ as primary identifier go back far to Communist era simply because it is poorly designed. Switch to something like computer generated 20 digits number will exhaust itself probably in time when we start to colonize another galaxy.
I would assume, that comes from lack of either history knowledge or not too much thinking invested into that. If I consider, for what purposes were used data given to government only in Czech republic over last 100 years (by nazis or communists for instance) and how much people were killed or suffered based on these data and compare it to how many people were killed or suffered based on data handed over to private companies, it seems quite clear to me, if to worry more about my data in hands of goverment or private companies. Even trusting current government doesn't help, as if any more "evil" government will take power in future, it will necessarily inherit all the data. And will use them.
But I trust neither naturaly.
A few times I wanted to boy something from a US eshop. After filling all info necesarry for the order, I found out they dont ship to europe, so I closed the website withnout finally completing it. A number of days after, I started to recieve newsletters on my mail and I was really shocked about my adress being used only in a form that hasn’t even been sent! That moment I realized that GDPR is gold and I barely understant how americans can exist without a law like that
Anyways, good video as always; keep going! And I understand both that people want to pet Tobik and it stresses you out😁. I would like to do it too! But everytime, I ask for a permission with stranger’s dogs (please, people, do I too to not stress out the owner and the dog!)
PS: love the the thumbnail!
hello Jen, Honza and Tobík🐕👍, nice video, thank you Jen
at home I always adjust settings for every website, on my work pc I don´t care :D
I never understood countries without any mandatory identification. You can theoretically just walk in and say you're citizen of that country and nobody could even disprove it.
The dog seems to have been listening. 🙂
Wow I'm czech but I haven't known all these informations about Rodne cislo.. I've always wondered why I had 62 as the month (as u say it's the extra 50 cos I'm woman ) your videos are so Informative 👌 I've been living in the UK since 2007 and we have a national Insurance number .. and I love your views on CR i might move back soon.. just gathering the courage to do it 😅
12:14 I think US also has an ID card, but it is meant just for people who dont have a driving license - therefore you can choose whether you want a driving licence or ID card (but it is not mandatory to have one). I think I heard this in some youtube video.
I think it would be fun if you collaborated with CZcamsr André Traveler. I’d love to see you exploring the Czech villages with him.
Removing national ID would not mean the state can't find you. :)
There are still birth records and certificates, permanent residency records, many other records that can be used to track someone down... :)
Not to mention in these days the credit cards and/or cell phones...
In fact nazi Germany didnt use ID card for identifying Jews, but data from census in 30s processed by new IBM punch card machines.
Yeah, that's why the American system is stupid. I suppose it gives the illusion of freedom, but in reality it's an inconvenience with little extra freedom. They still have birth certificates, and they only have it harder to prove who they are. Hell in the US people who don't drive often have to get a driver's license (one that's not valid for driving) so they can prove their age or who they are.
And if you are a wanted criminal you probably shouldn't be staying at the address you told the state you live at...
Regarding the creep who wrote you that nasty email, what a sorry, sad and worthless person!!! I am originally from former Czechoslovakia. I admire how you adapted to our country and how funny and educational your videos are! You are Brilliant and that worthless person is just pathetic. Keep doing what you do, I look forward to every new video. I limit my time on internet to an hour or two a weak but I make sure I see yours and couple other people's content. All the BEST to you.
Dobrý den, moc se mi líbí váš Tobík. Je to zlatíčko. 😊🙋♀️
It’s just a pain in the a** going through the process of getting all these documents.
I remember I didn’t apply for American Citizenship until my future Mother in Law asked me to ( many years ago now). I guess she was afraid I was getting married just for the citizenship. I filled out the application sent it in and months later I finally got a notice to report for the interview.
To get my Czech citizenship the process was more complicated.
I had to provide; my Czech birth certificate,the Certificate of US Naturalization translated into Czech,my Marriage Certificate translated and Appostilled.The application,which I filled out incorrectly so it was returned to me and I had to send it again.
Finally after almost a year I got my Czech citizenship. When I was in Prague I applied for Občanský Průkaz and I was told that I needed my marriage certificate ( Oddací List) ( that indicated that I was divorced). Apparently you can only get those from Matrika in Brno. So I had to wait another two months to receive the marriage certificate ( which stated that I am divorced,which is on the back of the Občanský Průkaz). Finally months later I got my Občanský Průkaz and the Czech passport.
Great video! By the way can you make a video about the difference between US credit card and czech credit card?
Great idea!
Well being from a EU country (the Netherlands) and not speaking English as my first language, I think you know what my preference is :o). I'm one of those idiots that does change the cookie settings, knowing full well that they will be abused anyhow.
The cookie options should actually all have the same prominence, so if there is an "accept all" button there should be a "reject all" button too, otherwise it's against the law.
Yeah if you really got bothered by some idiot, it may be annoying
But we really appreciate your work❤
And to be completely honest GDPR is actually quite recent thing
Thank you! The idiot only bothered me momentarily :)
@@DreamPrague honestly, your videos gave me quite a perspective as to how it works in US
I mean I am not stupid, to think it is all sunshine and rainbows, but I grew up right after the revolution so many things we now consider basic, came here late and before the Velvet Revolution the only things that got here were how amazing and perfect america is compared to our Socialist Hellhole.
The truth was somewhere in the middle it seems
In EU you can't enter international bus without showing your ID or passport to Busdriver. I was one of those. If you take guy wirh valid ticket abd without proper ID and cops catch him/her with contraband, you can be fined for allowing him/her participate in transport. For example. We got one guy from Africa in Germany and in Sweden they found by him invalid documents and I was roasted and fined thst I didn't my part of job.
To add small comments to explain more info located there - Rodné číslo:
: 5. digit (3. pair - showing day of birth) is +5 for foreigners working here or living here, It changes when getting permanent residence or citizenship.
: last four digits are used to differentiate people born in the same day. At least 7. digit (means the firts out of the last four) shows the region you were born but it does not work everytime.
: all numbers "Rodné číslo" must be dividable by 11. That is the mathematical contol, the number is correct. Try it with yours Jen.
You are just a great and smart lady. The biggest difference for me between central Europe and Britain/US/Australia is how the countries were established. Here there was always some kingdom, some government on top of the people and people were just pheasants to the ruling structure. In mentioned countries, there were people who just needed some minimal state under them to serve as a service organization. But ye, the world is changing and I would not feel confident to say this is the same even today.
That's a good point, their origin stories factor in a lot to how their national character.
Except Britain. Even they killed own king in revolution, they returned kingdom 10 years after. Except some traditions, its still more classic European country with queens and kings ignoring their people.
First time applicants for US passport pay $130+$35 for processing their passport application. To renew the passport costs $130.
Currently it takes 20-13 weeks to get your passport, you can expedite your application for $60, and you will get the document in 7-9 weeks then.
GDPR is a massive piece of legislation. I've heard it is the largest piece of legislation ever implemented. I worked for a software company when that law was signed and it was a real headache to implement it into our software. These kinds of laws can have a real stifling impact on innovation, so they are generally frowned upon here in the USA. Looking back now, however, after the 2020 election, I do have to wonder why Americans trust these "big tech" corporate entities so much. Maybe it's just a matter of ignorance, or more like "there's nothing I can do about it so why try?"
Objection! Your videos are not stupid! I am enjoing them ❤
Your czech pronunciation is maybe not perfect, but... So what? My english pronunciation isn't either.
And you aren't just using half a dozen sentences learned from a tourist guide, you are actually speaking. It took me three time (four time?) longer to manage the same in english.
I prefer our Czech way. There is reasonable and understandable way to identify a person. Added biometrics make it really hard to truly steal an identity unless you steal their eyes and fingers too and that's not just an identity theft if that happens.
And we Czechs can't just hide in any equivalent of New Mexico, Alaska or some other backwater county I have never heard of before so if we want to dodge tyranny we have a time tested method of jumping the fence and leaving for United Kingdom, Australia or US. 😀Otherwise it's not that difficult to find anyone in a densely populated country that you can easily cross in five hours of driving. Someone has seen you trying to hide and at least some of them are statistically collaborating with gestapo/NKVD/STB...
gestapo a NKVD už u nás není a co se týče sledování obyvatel Česka - STB by se červenaha hanbou, jací stou to neumětelové.
Tak to je fakt zajímavé nevěděl jsem že v USA a Britanii nejsou občanky :D A jak se řeší třeba to že jsem udělal jako občan nějaký přestupek měl dostat pokutu a jméno si vymyslel ? :D
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It's funny that Americans are scared to share their info with the government. But if a tourist must have visa, answer multiple questions including all the places they will be staying at and at the airport tourist are required to have their fingerprints scanned. That seems crazy to me.
I can understand the reasons (illegal migration), but shocking when compared to information that government has about Americans.
CA state issues the laser incrypted ID cards and driver licenses. Specifically, the signature and DOB could not be altered.
If you permanently move from one state to the other, the law requires to apply for the new ID within 2 weeks, or pay the penalty.
I do not see a reason for the
national ID cards, while the state ID system is in place.
The problem is, the big business has no incentive to properly secure the private citizens data. In case of the monetary loss, or stolen identity, the government would always reimburse.
My mothers birth number does not have the 50 in it, we think it is because there was mistake and my mothers number got exchanged with her twin brothers number. He died as a child and as far as i know nobody ever asked my mother why she has male birth number. Only one doctor said she has weird birth number, but otherwise she is using it her whole life (she is 64) and she never had any problems in the offices. And no i´m not trigered that my birth number says i´m woman as we Czechs say Je mi to totálně fuk. Have a nice day. 🙂
As long as whole number can be divided by 11, its OK for most of the software :-)
Můžete udělat nějaké vysvětlující video k pojmu: "Lying Dog Faced Pony Soldier" ?? díky 🙂
btw, some eldery people still have rodné číslo which has only /000 three digits after the slash... so in 2054, they will just add another digit at the end, I guess
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I always find it very funny when I hear an American saying something like "the other *English* speakers with _their_ funky accents..." :-)
There is one more plus for CZ ID cards that you didnt mention. You can use it as passport when you travel to other country of EU.
Ha ha ha, I had that funky SSN card when I was in the US on student exchange programm 20 years ago.
Vzhledem k tomu že máme v USA organizace jako NSA, nepochybuji o tom že USA vláda pokud potřebuje disponuje nejen stejnými údaji které předáváme Zuckenbergovi a Bezosovi ale například i veškerou naší emailovou komunikací. U nás to díky těmto globálním organizacím bude asi podobné...😀 USA vláda nás zkrátka všechny doběhla milý Američané i Češi a Němci a vůbec všichni co máte počítač telefon a podobné věci.
Is somebody was moving to Prague to be near family from the US is there one area frog north south east or west etcetera that you would recommend to be nicer by the standards that were used to to make it easier transition
In the past it was even better; if you knew an address, you could look up the owner online in the property register. And of course I researched my current GF before I started dating her ("what? She owns half of her house, and her sons own the other half? Well, I suppose it's better than nothing").
Jen saying "pew, pew, pew" must be made into a gif. :)
Maybe if the "rodné číslo" was a bit longer part of the video - the rest 4 numbers aren't given sequentially, tey are complement, so the whole number can be divided by 11 without a reminder. It ensures that if you make single mistake in your rodné číslo, there is simple way to say if the number is faulty.
And that is the reason why system will run out of rodné číslo so easily.
I don’t understand, the first six digits are the date of birth, we will not run of dates.
@@KMarik 6 digits, two digits of day, two digits of month, two digits of year...imagine what happens with this system after 100 years. Before 1954 it was only 9digits
@@johnsean100 Exactly, why couldn’t new digits be added again?
@@KMarik because in 1954 it was just said and changed (nothing was automated), today you have to change rules in shitload of systems. this is the same problém as getting rid of it. It will cost bilions. To get new system working, today is the last chance to introduce new system and get it working, probably get two versions to work simultaneously and in 1954 there will probably be only minor problems.
@@johnsean100 Well, let’s hope that there is enough time to figure this out.
Hi Jen,
one small correction. RČ should(!) be unique. Esecially some older ppl have non-unique birth number and it causes them many problem. Fortunatelly it's not common thing, yet it exists.
And about your finishing question? I can't imagine living in a state, where anyone can steal my identity so easily. You can of course steal someone's identity in CZ too, but it is way more complicated than in US. How can US function without hard-to-duplicate IDs with photo? As some other comment mentioned - no longer surprised from election results ;-)
Don’t worry about election results in the States. There is plenty of security involved in those.
The bigger problem are the Republican efforts to deny the right to vote to some citizens there.
Oh, I block all cookies which are not necessary. Yeah, without control there is chaos, also without responsibility.
never had my identity stolen here in Europe 😃
also, a good thing to have the ID in Europe or better the European Union is, that you only need the ID and you can travel in any other European Union country without any extra checks at the border or god forbid, need to apply for a visa😂😂
Jen, I have seen Indiana ID card. So I guess some US states issue them.
Ahojky Jani. Nenech se odradit od takových nepřejícných lidí, jenž si jen vymýšlí jak někomu ublížit. Mám osobu blízkou jenž zde žila, a výslovnost českého jazyka se naučila velmi dobře. Nebyl na ní poznat sebemenší rozdíl mezi rodilými mluvčími a jí. Gramatiku neměla možnost se tak učit jako děti v základní škole. Ale i tak je pro cizince Český jazyk velmi těžký a výslovnost ve skutečném životě také není jednoduchá. Myslím si že zpočátku stačí základní znalosti a dovednosti. Postupně se však člověka naučí více a pak si je sebevědomější i při mluvení. Takže jestli tvá čeština pro někoho zní nejistě, tak já si myslím že jsi ušla značný kus cesty. Ale nedej se a stále se uč a výslovnost si procvičuj i mezi lidmi. Držím ti všechny prsty. Ahojky =:c)
Love me some czech byrokraci, hermes conrad would love us :D
K tomu poslednímu dotazu, dokážu si představit, že nepotřebuji občanku (ID card), pokud ji nahradí pas.... ale kdyby to nebyla taková velká kniha.
How about State ID? I have one in VA so I guess it is not in every State of USA😎😎
i decline cookies every time!
How do you prove you're old enough to drink? With the drivers licence or student ID? What if you have none of it?
As a matter of fact, opicanka is not really manatory.Youmay return it to the authorities (or let it expire od clim it lost and never pick up a new one)nd still be a happy camper. Except (without a passport) you will no longer have an ID to prove yourself to the authorities or whoever if needed. You may keep your driving license (until it expires), your zivnostnak (which you obviously cannot put on hold) but otherwise you can call get yourself a dumb phone, take and pay cash (or slozenka) a consider yourself as much off the grid as possible.
There's not much point in going into it, but I guess the question is - do you really think that the US government isn't monitoring all of America's digital communications and that it can't find anyone it wants to find? I mean they found Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
And I say this as someone who is really glad that the Czech Republic is a member of NATO and the US is our ally. Ahoy, NSA! :)
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