The AEPD’s position is that a non-biometric authentication alternative must be offered to make user consent valid. Yoti’s position is that the alternatives on offer, like PINs, passwords and SMS or email OTPs “can be easily shared, stolen or compromised.” Consumer choice, it says, is in the decision to use its app or not. Forced to chose between an insecure version of its digital ID app and a market exit, the company has chosen to leave the country.