EU digital wallet framework finally adopted for digital ID ‘paradigm shift’

The European Council has formally adopted a new framework for a European Digital Identity Wallets (EUDIWs) that will allow citizens to prove their identity and share electronic ID documents using their mobile phones. In a news release, Mathieu Michel, Belgian Secretary of State for digitization, administrative simplification, privacy protection and building regulation, calls the adoption of the framework “a milestone in our society’s digital transformation.”

“Enabling citizens to have a unique and secure European digital wallet while remaining in full …

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