BENEFITS
Explore the many benefits that EU Digital Identity Wallets will bring to citizens, public administrations, and private companies. Plus learn more about its use cases and security and privacy
features.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will be a safe and easy way for citizens and businesses in Europe to identify themselves by sharing their digital ID with public and private services. Digital
documents from trusted sources can also be stored into the wallet (everything from university diplomas to train tickets) and it can be used to log in to private services like social media
sites. It will be safer and easier than remembering countless separate passwords.
Just one click will allow users to securely share requested attributes with trusted parties, only revealing the required details (like age or nationality), without sharing any extra
identifying information. This will limit the chance of profiling and will give users control over their personal data, which is not possible with physical documents.
Your EU Digital Identity Wallet will be able to exchange data in your EU country, and across borders.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will simplify your life and protect your data. They will also improve security and flexibility for governments and businesses when offering services and
carrying out transactions online. Discover some examples of how they can radically simplify your day-to-day life in the following areas:
Request a digital version of your driving licence. Then always have it ready to share in your wallet. Access digital public services (nationally and across borders) by using your wallet to securely identify and authenticate yourself. Make your online transactions easier. Use your wallet to identify yourself and authorise payments. No need to trek down to a bank branch. Verify your identity when opening a new bank account with just your wallet. Never lose the diploma you worked so hard for again. Easily store and share all your education credentials. Keep your health close at hand. Easily collect prescribed medication at a pharmacy, even when in another country. When working abroad prove that you are covered by your home countries social security.Store and share your European Health Insurance Card. Registering a new prepaid SIM card just got easier. Your wallet lets you quickly identify yourself. Prove who you are when booking a hotel online, and then easily identify yourself when checking-in. Your wallet makes business flow. Sign contracts with just your wallet. Use your wallet to prove you are a legitimate representative of an organisation.
Opening a new bank account, applying to a top university, or applying for your next dream job. It should only take a few clicks — but often, it doesn’t. EU Digital Identity Wallets will
enable easier access to public and private services, and reduce the time and administrative burden needed to access them. Just one click to prove who you are or share an important document
like a university diploma.
You can be confident that your data stays in your control; pick and choose what you share, and only reveal what is strictly necessary. For example, share your age without revealing your
date of birth; or your driver's license validity without revealing where you live. This is called selective disclosure of attributes, and it greatly reduces the chances of your data being
used for profiling purposes.
In some situations, you'll even be able to identify yourself entirely anonymously, for further privacy and security.
Opening a new bank account, applying to a top university, or applying for your next dream job. It should only take a few clicks —but often, it doesn’t. EU Digital Identity Wallets will
enable easier access to public and private services, and reduce the time and administrative burden needed to access them. Just one click to prove who you are or share an important
document like a university diploma.
You can be confident that your data stays in your control; pick and choose what you share, and only reveal what is strictly necessary. For example, share your age without revealing your
date of birth; or your driver's license validity without revealing where you live. This is called selective disclosure of attributes, and it greatly reduces the chances of your data
being used for profiling purposes.
In some situations, you'll even be able to identify yourself entirely anonymously, for further privacy and security.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will provide public authorities with secure Cybersecurity certified wallets that have been tested across Europe — ensuring safety and privacy in every exchange,
that is backed by strong technical standards.
It will also enable more digital public services to be offered, as 100% of citizens will have access to means of electronic identification with the launch and adoption of the wallets. The
wallet’s wide range of private sector use cases will help to increase its wider adoption; creating a large pool of users who may be tempted to switch to digital public service provision.
Adoption of the wallets will enhance fraud prevention. Identity fraud and impersonation will become more difficult once every citizen and resident has access to a secure and private means
of digital identification.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will provide public authorities with secure Cybersecurity certified wallets that have been tested across Europe — ensuring safety and privacy in every
exchange, that is backed by strong technical standards.
It will also enable more digital public services to be offered, as 100% of citizens will have access to means of electronic identification with the launch and adoption of the wallets.
The wallet’s wide range of private sector use cases will help to increase its wider adoption; creating a large pool of users who may be tempted to switch to digital public service
provision.
Adoption of the wallets will enhance fraud prevention. Identity fraud and impersonation will become more difficult once every citizen and resident has access to a secure and private
means of digital identification.
Verifying who your customers say they are can be costly. EU Digital Identity Wallets will provide a secure and reliable means to authenticate users that will function across the entire EU,
allowing businesses to easily conduct more types of transactions online, potentially boosting sales, while reducing the cost of every individual transaction.
As EU Digital Identity Wallets will be highly secure and Cybersecurity compliant, more sensitive customer transactions can be carried out entirely digitally — creating many new business
opportunities.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will be a neutral public sector authentication solution. This means you do not need to be dependent on private third party solutions, which in some cases may
use user data for their own profiling purposes.
Verifying who your customers say they are can be costly. EU Digital Identity Wallets will provide a secure and reliable means to authenticate users that will function across the entire
EU, allowing businesses to easily conduct more types of transactions online, potentially boosting sales, while reducing the cost of every individual transaction.
As EU Digital Identity Wallets will be highly secure and Cybersecurity compliant, more sensitive customer transactions can be carried out entirely digitally — creating many new business
opportunities.
EU Digital Identity Wallets will be a neutral public sector authentication solution. This means you do not need to be dependent on private third party solutions, which in some cases may
use user data for their own profiling purposes.
EU Digital Identity Wallets’s design greatly enhances users' security and privacy Keep a tight lid on your data. It is stored on your wallet app, and is entirely in your control — it is up to you who gets to see it. Say goodbye to profiling, tracing and tracking. The data you choose to share cannot be combined with other data sources, making it much harder to spy on you online. You will have complete control of what data you disclose from your wallet, only sharing what is strictly necessary. Your wallet is certified against the highest EU cybersecurity standards. This ensures a high level of privacy and security for your most important personal data. Large Scale Pilot projects are currently test driving the many use cases of EU Digital Identity Wallets in the real world. Large Scale Pilot projects are currently test driving the many use cases of EU Digital Identity Wallets in the real world.
Why EU DigitalIdentity Wallets
A safe and easy way to access digital services
What can EU Digital Identity Wallets do?
Mobile driving licence
Accessing government services
Payments
Opening a bank account
Education Certification
Health
Accessing social security benefits
SIM registration
Travel
Signing contracts
Organisational digital identities
What’s in it for me?
How will citizens benefit?
Easily access public and private services
Protect personal data
Anonymous identification
Easily access public and private services
Protect personal data
Anonymous identification
How will public administrations benefit?
Improve security
Facilitate uptake of digital services
Enhance fraud prevention
Improves security
Facilitate uptake of digital services
Enhance fraud prevention
How will private companies benefit?
Reduce cost of authentication
Cybersecurity compliant
Neutral public sector authentication solution
Reduce cost of authentication
Cybersecurity compliant
Neutral public sector authentication Solution
Security and privacy at the heart of EU Digital Identity Wallets
What are the Large Scale Pilots?
What are the Large Scale Pilots?
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