The European Union is working on a common application to access public and private services online. It will be a real ecosystem with secure access and a safe.
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European administrations are going digital in dispersed order. Each country currently offers its own system for accessing online services, which is usually incompatible with the others. In order to harmonize the digital life of its citizens, the European Union decided to create a digital wallet common to all member countries, according to a article from Financial Times.
This portfolio will take the form of a application secure thanks to a digital print or retinal. It will allow you to record your payment information, and use a single identity to access various services, such as government sites or pay your bills. The application will also serve as a safe to store digital documents, such as the driver’s license or passwords.
The wallet could be available within a year
It will also make it easier to access third-party services, such as renting. a car online thanks to the digital wallet and receive an electronic key without having to go through a counter. The EU should put in place a ” separation structural ”to prevent companies from using the data for marketing purposes.
Adoption by individuals will be entirely optional, and will allow citizens in all 27 countries of the European Union to have the same secure application and standardized. Still according to this same article, the system should be operational in a year.
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