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(LifeSiteNews) — EU officials have agreed on a legal framework to introduce a “digital identity wallet” that threatens the privacy of citizens, according to cybersecurity experts.
The European Parliament and Council of the European Union approved the framework for the European digital identity (eID) on November 8, according to the Council’s press release.
The digital identity wallet aims “to ensure universal access for people and businesses to secure and trustworthy electronic identification and authentication.”
The Council also confirmed what many critics have warned about, namely that the digital ID will not only serve as a digital passport but also be linked to “other personal attributes” such as one’s “driving licence, diplomas, [and] bank account.”
“With the approval of the European digital identity regulation, we are taking a fundamental step so that citizens can have a unique and secure European digital identity,” the Spanish minister for economy and digitalization, Nadia Calvino, said. She added that the EU sets a “global reference in the digital field”
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