WEF and EU ignores pushback, plots digital ID for 2024

Source: (https://bit.ly/3gcvQea)
The European Union is preparing to launch the EU digital wallet
by 2024. The wallet will allow residents to store digital
identification documents, like driver's licenses and national IDs.
The EU's Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy member
Romana Jerkovic said that, for the bloc to stick to the schedule,
it plans to publish specifications and standards before 2023.
"The legislative process could be completed by next spring, setting
the stage for the wallet to go live in 2024," Jerkovic said. "Under
the plan, EU member states will have 12 months to issue their
wallets once the regulation is adopted."
The initiative has been criticized by digital rights groups, some
tech companies, and industry groups. The pushback could result
in the delay of the launch.
Browser providers Mozilla and Google said that the new trust
certificates would be less secure compared to current ones and
also challenging to implement within the deadline. Other companies
have said that the digital wallet would be expensive to integrate
with their systems.
Earlier this year, there was a controversy about the use of unique
identifiers as they could be used for tracking purposes, some noting
that they would be illegal in countries like Germany, Austria, and
the Netherlands.

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