After committing to protect users from excessive data requests in the European eID, the European Commission undermines this important improvement only two weeks later with a legal sleight of hand.

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Today, our efforts to see the bad proposals for a european eID implementation fail could convince a blocking minority of EU Member States in the Comitology meeting. Because the Commission saw that they would not have a majority for their proposal among the Member States, they took the vote off the…

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From a visit to the doctor to public transport tickets: The European eID will handle our most sensitive personal data in a wide range of every-day applications. Yet, speed seems more important to the European Commission than a properly functioning eID system that is safe & secure to use.

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The current plans for the technical implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet would make it unsafe for citizens to use. In a joint statement, we urge policy makers to pay full justice to the complexity of the eID system’s technical implementation.

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We analysed the new technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet, revealing severe shortcomings that threaten user privacy and contradict the regulation's intent.

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On 29 February 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the eIDAS Regulation, which creates the framework for a "European Digital Identity Wallet". This digital wallet will enable citizens to identify themselves in a legally binding manner - both online and offline. By August 2026, every member state must…

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This was 2023 from a digital rights perspective: We look back on an eventful year.

Government Spyware , Chat Control , Privacy and Data Protection , Digital Euro - Right to Cash , eID , Net Neutrality , Platform Regulation , PNR , Transparency/Open Government , Surveillance , UN-Cybercrime-Convention , Data Retention , Whistleblowing

The good, the bad and the ugly about the final result of the big EU digital identity reform.

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One single app to rent a hotel room, prove your age, your educational, financial or health certificates, or to access digital public and private services? Sounds convenient? Well, it is. But if done wrong, it will be equally easy for corporations, authorities or even bad actors to create highly…

Privacy and Data Protection , eID , Surveillance

The foundations for a Europe-wide digital identity system are just about to be laid. Will Europe get it right and lead on this important topic? Will the EU set a global standard for the protection of sensitive user information and digital identities? Unfortunately, in contrast to early promises,…

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12/12/2024 Netzpolitik.org Web yes
12/12/2024 Denkweisen der Informatik Lehrveranstaltung TU Wien Web yes
12/12/2024 contexte.com Web yes
12/12/2024 Logbuch:Netzpolitik Podcast yes
12/12/2024 derstandard.at Web yes
12/12/2024 Politico Morning Tech Web yes

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