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Most European countries offer some kind of government issued digital ID to their citizens, although adoption varies by country. I know two implementations first
by MilaM 14d ago
Most European countries offer some kind of government issued digital ID to their citizens, although adoption varies by country. I know two implementations first-hand and use them regularly. They work really well to prove your identity over the Internet. You can use it to open a bank account or use government services.
The next step will be EU-DI, an app based wallet with many more features and hopefully better interoperability between EU countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_identification#Usage_of_eID_systems_in_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_identification#Usag...
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EUDIGITALIDENTITYWALLET/pages/694487738/EU+Digital+Identity+Wallet+Home https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EU...
- ericmay 14d agoInteresting that some of these, including some from the Nordic countries are actually run by financial institutions and not the government.
- embedding-shape 14d agoYeah, it's kind of surprising to me, even as a Swede, how the entire society just walked straight into "Yeah sure lets depend on BankID which is run by a for-profit company" without really thinking about it. Sure, it's easier, but there are other ways to solve it, that is a bit more resilient and works in practice, like what Spain has (where I live now), where it's even easier and we don't rely on any for-profit companies to provide this service.
- sam_lowry_ 13d agoThe next step is giving up Digital Sovereignty to American companies via EU-DI ;-)