The second beast was given power to give breath [life] to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Revelation 13:15-17)
2024 — Birth of the Digital ID Wallet
“We are looking at a massive advancement in how people use their identity and credentials in everyday contact with both public and private entities, and in how they use digital services.” – Ivan Bartos, Czech Deputy Prime minister for digitalisation
EU Digital ID Wallet to Release in 2024
“Authentication and revocation of wallets should be free of charge to natural persons. However, when wallets are used for authentication, services relying on the use of the wallet may incur costs, e.g., the issuance of the electronic attestations of attributes to the wallet.” (You pay to prove who you are.)
“A possibility has been introduced that electronic attestation [evidence or proof of the individual] of attributes [ID characteristics] . . . be issued to the wallet directly by the public sector body responsible for the authentic source [entity that issues and verifies the ID] or by . . . a public sector body responsible for an authentic source (third party). That identifier may consist of a combination of several national and sectoral identifiers.”
Convenience Leads to Adoption of Digital ID Wallet
“The EU Digital ID wallet will give any EU citizen or business the ability to prove their identity or any entitlements quickly and reliably. For example, with the EU Digital ID wallet you can:
- Request access to a public record such as birth certificate, medical record or land registry
- On-board a customer to a digital service
- Sign a business contract
- Open a bank account
- File a tax return
- Apply for a university place anywhere in the EU
- Claim a medical prescription
- Prove age
- Rent a car or register a company car fleet contract
- Check in to a hotel .
- HR departments will be able to verify quickly the identity of a job candidate and authenticate any documents they submit to support their applications. They can also insert payslips into the wallet app.
(Conversely, without your EU Digital ID wallet you may not be able to: apply for a job, check into a hotel, rent a car, prove your age, get your medical prescription, apply to college, file a tax return, open a bank account, sign a business contract, buy a home, rent a home . . . perhaps even buy groceries.) – Eddie
“The work of purchasing and procurement teams [will be] much easier. They will be able to prove the company’s identity by sharing a verified registration certificate with suppliers. Treasury departments will also benefit. They will be able to file and complete tax returns much more quickly.”
(Conversely, without your EU Digital ID wallet you may not qualify as a government contractor or be able to file your tax return.) – Eddie
“Most users will access the EU Digital ID wallet in the form of a smartphone app. EU citizens will be able to download the wallet app from the major app stores and have their identity verified with high level of assurance to onboard to their wallet. Once done, they will be able to request their key identity credentials and electronic attestations from official institutions (ex: driver license, health pass, vehicle card registration, diplomas, etc..) and from private service providers (ex: IBAN bank credential, verified utility bill, etc…). When these credentials are approved and installed, they will be listed clearly on the app. Later, the user may be able to add more credentials from other enterprises with trusted data such as airlines and insurance companies. With the app installed, the user will be able to select the credential needed to complete a transaction, and authenticate using a password, PIN, biometric or similar.”
(12 percent of U.S. and U.K. adults do not own a smartphone.) – Eddie
Belgium’s Digital ID Wallet
“Belgium plans rollout of digital ID wallet in 2023. Belgium’s myID.be wallet will be enhanced to contain more digital verified credentials including the national citizen card to carry out transactions and access to services. Brussels are reportedly piloting their own “digital identity system”, which has been described in less than glowing terms as a “Trojan horse” which will allow the government to steal personal data.”
https://identityweek.net/european-rollouts-overview-biometric-touchpoints-at-munich-airport-digital-identity-program-in-brussels/
Munich Airport Streamlines Processing of Baggage With Biometric Systems
“Munich Airport, Terminal 2 [plans] to install the best-performing biometric systems on the market at the central security checkpoint. The works are set to be completed by Autumn 2024. Travellers will get to experience super streamlined processing of baggage as well as verification of their identity and immigration status.”
(Examples of Biometric Security: voice recognition, fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, iris recognition, heart-rate sensors. “right hand, forehead”) – Eddie
Growth in Digital Id Acceptance
“The number of users joining digital ID is growing. According to a Juniper Research report, this number will increase by more than 50% over the next few years, from 4.2 billion in 2022 to 6.5 billion in 2026. In that way, accessing government services will likely be essential in this construction. The future of digital ID is getting closer, and it’s moving toward a global adoption with enormous benefits for society, contributing decisively to reducing fraud and simplifying people’s lives.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/06/07/what-does-the-future-of-digital-id-look-like/?sh=1b6ec7cf266b
S.4528 – 117th U. S. Congress Introduces Improving Digital Identity Act
“This bill establishes the Improving Digital Identity Task Force to establish a government-wide effort to develop secure methods for governmental agencies to protect the privacy and security of individuals and support reliable, interoperable digital identity verification in the public and private sectors.”
Will U. S. Adopt a National Digital Id Wallet?
“Most Americans eschew the idea of a government-issued national ID perceiving it as an overreach of the state. At the same time, many Americans are more than happy to use their identity credentials within their ApplePay or GooglePay e-wallets. The next frontier in payments will focus on creating a superior and seamless digital-first consumer experience. That means having a seamless application, onboarding, issuance, and payments experience that doesn’t require manual intervention. If your identity CAN’T be verified across borders and on different platforms in different countries, then it won’t be as useful to citizens in the first place. Additionally, with innovation, comes new risks. A breached password does not even come close to a breached biometric. You can always replace your password, but not your unique genetic code.”
https://thepaypers.com/interviews/digital-id-wallets-and-their-broader-adoption-the-us-model-vs-the-eu-way–1259002
Scytáles Wins Eu Digital Identity Wallet Contract
Scytáles AB has won the contract to build the European Digital Identity Wallet. The EU Digital Identity Wallet is planned for a 2024 release, after the legislation underpinning it is passed in spring of 2023.
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202212/scytales-wins-eu-digital-identity-wallet-contract-council-reaches-consensus-on-rules
EU’s Digital Wallet to Go Live in 2024
“The legislative process could be completed by next spring, setting the stage for the wallet to go live in 2024. Under the plan, EU member states will have 12 months to issue their wallets once the regulation is adopted.” – Romana Jerkovic, a member of the European Parliament and member of the EU’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202211/eu-says-it-can-have-a-digital-id-wallet-by-24-regardless-of-challenges