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Smartphone Required (digital exclusion of people without smartphones)

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(US/Texas) Now requires a smartphone to renew vehicle registration online? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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I recall successfully renewing my registration several times online before, but now they want a phone number and they are pushing some weird government smartphone app "to handle your government todo items"?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Update: Although not listed on the site, I was able to find a link to the old online registration system (which feels very COBOL-ish), and it worked without any smartphone shenanigans.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Link?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The paper mailer directs people to the new and shiny https://www.texas.gov/ (which wants you to create an account and have a smartphone, etc).

The old webflow I mentioned is here https://www.txdmv.gov/osp-registration-renewal (which does not require a mobile number or account creation, etc).